FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Draws Fire From Republican House Member

  • Spartz raises constitutional questions in letter to FTC’s Khan
  • Chamber threatens to sue over bid to lift worker restrictions
Lina Khan Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s proposal to prohibit companies from imposing non-compete agreements on employees encountered more opposition, this time from a member of the new Republican majority in the US House.

Representative Victoria Spartz of Indiana said in a Friday letter to Khan that the rule raised constitutional questions and “should have congressional authorization.”