{"id":6664,"date":"2024-05-17T12:16:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T16:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=6664"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:20:45","slug":"legal-intelligencer-ftc-ban-on-noncompetes-antitrust-implications-of-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-ftc-ban-on-noncompetes-antitrust-implications-of-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: FTC Ban on Noncompetes: Antitrust Implications of Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>As a growing body of academic literature asserts, noncompetes are restraints against competition, and they are harmful to both employees and the economy. As one of the major levers that the federal government has over the economy, antitrust laws can provide significant deterrence to abuse of noncompetes by employers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the May 17, 2024 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a>, Edward T. Kang wrote, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/2024\/05\/17\/ftc-ban-on-noncompetes-antitrust-implications-of-agreements\/\">FTC Ban on Noncompetes: Antitrust Implications of Agreements<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-ftc-ban-on-noncompetes-antitrust-implications-of-agreements\/#more-6664\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a growing body of academic literature asserts, noncompetes are restraints against competition, and they are harmful to both employees and the economy. As one of the major levers that the federal government has over the economy, antitrust laws can provide significant deterrence to abuse of noncompetes by employers. 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