Oh, those sneaky executives with their top-secret trade knowledge! It seems noncompete clauses have become a huge pain for employees everywhere. Imagine a hairstylist unable to snip locks at another salon, or a fast-food cook forced to flip burgers in just one joint. These pesky restrictions on worker mobility are giving the American economy a major wedgie.

But lo and behold, there’s light at the end of the tunnel! The Federal Trade Commission (kind of like Santa Claus for workers’ rights) is proposing a rule to kick noncompete clauses out the door. They’re asking for your two cents on it too, so now’s your chance to weigh in on whether future contracts should stop putting employees in a career chokehold!/n/n Serious news: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/opinion/ftc-noncompete-clause-rule.html