A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor.
FILE - The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington is shown on Jan. 28, 2015. A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission thatIn a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown granted a motion for summary judgement filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other plaintiffs, and rejected the FTC's own petition for a judgement in its favor.
Still, the decision does not prevent the agency from addressing noncompete agreements through “case-by-case” enforcement actions, said Victoria Graham, an FTC spokesperson.FTC voted in April to prohibit employers nationwide
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