https://twitter.com/FTC/status/1611015531921915908
FTC chair Lina Khan is backing the idea of banning non-compete agreements entirely, on the (my paraphrase) grounds that they amount to indentured servitude that does far more real harm than any imagined threat to “trade secrets” or “customer databases” – which are already protected under trade law and non-disclosures (a totally different beast).
The FTC recognizes that this will raise wages and improve working conditions for 80 million Americans. That's 1 in 5 who are bound by some form of non-compete.