Medscape November 26, 2024
Even before the presidential election, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) national ban on noncompete clauses faced a tough battle for survival in the courts.
Now, legal specialists forecast a grim prognosis for the ban under Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
In April 2024, a divided FTC board approved a rule that would ban most noncompete agreements, which are the bane of many physicians in the states where they’re allowed.
But a federal district’s court ruling put the ban on hold, and the Trump administration isn’t expected to support lifting the ban.
“It is likely that the Trump administration will decline to defend the rule and may not even appeal the district court’s ruling, which means...
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