The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.

  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    the fact that non competes and NDAs are a thing upon leaving a company is fucking insane to me, seems like blackmail at best and straight illegal at worst.

    But what do i know, i just like having rights.

    • chetradley@lemmy.world
      5·
      8 months ago

      Worker: “Well, I got laid off from the job I’ve been working for the last 20 years, but at least I have the skills I picked up along the way!”

      Company: “Actually, those belong to us too.”

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        companies: we need workers to specialize so that we can produce things of high quality.

        also companies: What you specialized? Sounds like your problem dumbass.