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  1. The States Rule: FTC Ends Attempt to Broadly Ban Noncompete Agreements.

    Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) abandoned its attempt to enforce a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements. The federal rule at issue was grounded in Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act which empowers the FTC to prevent businesses from using unfair methods of competition. Proponents believed noncompete clauses to be exploitative…