FTC Warns Healthcare, Staffing Firms It’s Investigating Unfair Noncompete Agreements

It’s the agency’s second noncompete enforcement action taken in the past two weeks.
FTC Warns Healthcare, Staffing Firms It’s Investigating Unfair Noncompete Agreements
The Federal Trade Commission building is seen in Washington on Dec. 8, 2024. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
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Employers in the healthcare and staffing sectors were put on notice on Sept. 10 by the Federal Trade Commission that their employment agreements—particularly noncompete clauses—may include “unreasonable” restrictions against their employees.

Andrew Ferguson, FTC chairman, sent letters to an unspecified number of healthcare companies and staffing agencies requesting that they review their employment agreements to ensure that they are in compliance with federal law.

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