Burned out and underappreciated, women’s career advancement had stalled long before the anti-DEI backlash

aol.com While many business leaders are celebrating the fact that women CEOs now run more than 10% of the Fortune 500 and JetBlue made headlines this year for appointing Joanna…

The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses could be good for startups. But it also might be struck down

techcrunch.com The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses could be good for startups. But it also might be struck down. The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to ban the use of most noncompete…

Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer Discuss FTC Ruling Banning Non-Compete Clauses

wrestlinginc.com A ruling by the FTC earlier this week regarding the end of certain non-compete clauses raised eyebrows in pro wrestling, with some wondering if this could bring about the…

The FTC Is Banning Noncompetes. The Business Lobby Isn't Happy

huffpost.com The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joined by the Business Roundtable and the Texas Association of Business, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Texas arguing that the…

FP Dealmakers: Interest rate peak fuels optimism on Bay Street

financialpost.com Peter Miller doesn’t mince words when describing the dealmaking doldrums that Bay Street has slipped into over the past couple of years. But the head of global equity…

FTC's 'Click To Cancel' Proposal Could Cost Businesses More Than $100 Million, Judge Says

mediapost.com An administrative law judge has issued a recommendation that, if accepted by the Federal Trade Commission, could slow down its effort to issue rules that would enable…

FTC Files Complaint Against Doxo, Alleging Misleading Ads

pymnts.com The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against doxo, saying the bill payment company misleads consumers and tacks on junk fees. The agency filed a federal court…

Ring home security customers will get refunds over security-lapse claims. How to claim yours

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article The Biden administration is sending out $5.6 million in…

Ring customers get $5.6 million in refunds in privacy settlement

apnews.com The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to…

Ring to pay $5.6M to settle claims of poor privacy practices

theregister.com The FTC today announced it would be sending refunds totaling $5.6 million to Ring customers, paid from the Amazon subsidiary's coffers. The windfall stems from allegations…

US game devs celebrate as non-compete clauses, previously deemed 'a trash way to keep the talent', face a ban from the FTC

pcgamer.com Workers from just about every industry in the US are celebrating a landmark announcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that, unless stopped, will ban non-compete…

Businesses want to make it harder for workers to quit

thestreet.com Some businesses in corporate America are not happy about a new rule that can alter the relationship between employers and their employees. After the Federal Trade Commission…

Biden’s FTC just exposed one of the GOP and businesses’ biggest lies to workers

msnbc.com The Federal Trade Commission earlier this week voted to ban noncompete contracts for most workers in the United States. These contracts, research shows, depress wages,…

FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing

siliconvalley.com Julie Rovner, David Hilzenrath | (TNS) KFF Health News New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the…

Ring Users Net $5.6M in Privacy Breach Settlement, Redeem Today

tech.co Ring users are getting a collective $5.6 million in refunds from Amazon, thanks to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a recent privacy breach settlement. You might be…

Amazon Ring customers getting $5.6 million in refunds, FTC says

aol.com The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to people who purchased Amazon's Ring camera during a time when the devices were potentially being…

FTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlement

abcnews.go.com The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to…

FTC awarding more than $5M in refunds to Ring customers over privacy settlement

thehill.com The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began distributing more than $5 million in refunds to Amazon Ring customers Tuesday, enforcing a settlement with the tech giant over…

Publishing Briefs: Pulse and Jon Bellion Bond; WCM and ICE Expand Partnership

billboard.com Armada Music‘s BEAT Music Fund has acquired Cloud 9 Music, an Amsterdam based music publisher. As part of the acquisition, the teams of Armada Music’s existing publishing…

American workers are slowly regaining power

aol.com American labor lost out during the last 40 years. Union membership fell by half, millions of manufacturing jobs went to China, the middle class shrank, and wealthy Americans…

States where noncompete agreements are banned or restricted

axios.com Reproduced from Economic Innovation Group; Note: Income restrictions refer to states where noncompetes are enforceable depending on an employee's income level. Other…

Watch: FTC bans noncompetes, court challenge incoming

techcrunch.com The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 this week to ban noncompete agreements. While the FTC estimates that nearly one in five American workers is subject to a noncompete,…

$5.6 million in refunds issued to Ring doorbell users: Who quifies?

al.com More than 115,000 people are in line for a refund from a popular home security camera company, the Federal Trade Commission announced. The refunds, totaling $5.6 million,…

What Comes Next for TikTok Following the Approval of the US Sell-off Bill?

socialmediatoday.com So what comes next with the TikTok sell-off? Earlier today, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the proposed TikTok sell-off bill into law, meaning that TikTok now has 270 days…

FTC issues refunds of over $5M to Ring customers; are you eligible?

winknews.com The Federal Trade Commission will refund Ring customers following a 2023 settlement that allowed employees and contractors to access cameras. The FTC is set to refund Ring…

The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is Good for the Crypto Industry

coindesk.com When I read about the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s banning non-compete agreements, I was reminded of when I left a blockchain startup a few years ago to join another…

Who's in Favor of a Potential TikTok Ban?

statista.com As part of a larger national security and foreign aid package, President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law legislation that forces TikTok parent ByteDance to divest the…

The Morning Risk Report: Business Groups Race to Block FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements

createsend.com Good morning. Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging a new Federal Trade Commission ban on noncompete agreements, cases…

Federal regulators just passed two new worker-friendly rules

axios.com It's been a big week for U.S. workers, courtesy of regulators at the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Labor. What happened: The FTC banned noncompete agreements…

Who could buy TikTok?

aol.com The clock has begun ticking for TikTok to find a new owner. President Joe Biden signed legislation Wednesday that would ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese…

The Prisoner’s Dilemma of Non-Competes

marginalrevolution.com I agree with Tyler, that the FTC ban on non-competes is overly broad and not tailored to fields where the drawbacks outweigh the benefits. Additionally, the FTC’s authority…

Turns out teaching criminals to write web code keeps them out of prison

theregister.com Teaching prisoners how to design and program websites turns out to improve their sense of self-worth and provides them with digital literacy skills that help them stay out…

To Appease Environmentalists, The FTC Will Cripple U.S. Energy

zerohedge.com To Appease Environmentalists, The FTC Will Cripple U.S. Energy Authored by Justin Bis via RealClear Markets, In the movie The Perfect Storm, George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg…

Don’t like your job? Quit for a rival firm

economist.com A fifth of American workers have a non-compete clause in their contract, barring them from leaving to join a rival. Owing to a new rule issued by the Federal Trade…

Microsoft and Amazon's AI ambitions spark regulatory rumble

theregister.com UK regulators want to hear from "interested third parties" on whether Microsoft and Amazon's investments in AI startups is impeding competition. The Competition and Markets…

How U.S. moves to drastically limit ‘noncompete’ agreements and expand overtime pay will affect workers

fortune.com For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Federal Trade…

Companies Like Amazon Are Challenging The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

tipranks.com The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban this week on non-compete agreements has grabbed the attention of business leaders and companies like Amazo...

Noncompete Clauses: What They Are and What to Know Before Signing an Agreement

wsj.com The FTC has issued a plan to ban noncompete clauses. Here’s what you need to know about them—and what to keep in mind before signing an agreement.

FTC looks to ban non-compete clauses, impacting millions of workers

cbsnews.com FTC looks to ban non-compete clauses, impacting millions of workers The Federal Trade Commission is planning to ban non-compete clauses, which are the parts of employer…

Grocery Store Consolidation: Manipulating Supply Chains and Manufacturing, for Corporate Influence and Profit . . . Redux

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. This post describes a development that does not seem to have gotten the attention it warrants, that of how the planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons will…

How US changes to 'noncompete' agreements and overtime pay could affect workers

apnews.com For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Federal Trade…

Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases that will test the agency's…

wsj.com Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases that will test the agency’s power to broadly…

How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workers

chicagotribune.com NEW YORK — For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Federal…

The 'Senior' Jobs That Require Little or No Experience

wsj.com Many early-career jobs now come with inflated titles, and a loophole in the FTC’s new ban on noncompetes could lead to dubious promotions

The FTC noncompete ruling will narrow the gender gap in entrepreneurship

aol.com Monday's FTC announcement to implement a nationwide, retroactive ban on the enforcement of employee noncompete agreements promises to improve wages, career prospects, and…

US Chamber of Commerce sues FTC over noncompete ban

foxbusiness.com The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the over the agency's ban on noncompete agreements. In the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in…

The FTC banned noncompetes. What that means for workers and companies

washingtonpost.com Noncompete agreements affect an estimated 1 in 5 working adults, from hourly workers to CEOs The FTC banned noncompetes. What that means for workers and companies. The…

As British Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals, Industry Braces for Impact

pymnts.com British antitrust authorities are soliciting opinions on the implications of partnerships between tech giants Microsoft and Amazon and smaller generative artificial…

The FTC non-compete ruling will narrow the gender gap in entrepreneurship

fortune.com Monday’s FTC announcement to implement a nationwide, retroactive ban on the enforcement of employee non-compete agreements promises to improve wages, career prospects, and…

Workers earning up to $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Millions more Americans could become eligible for overtime…

Business Groups Sue FTC Over New Noncompete Regulations

thedailyupside.com Corporate America is feeling lackadaisical about competition. Just a day after the Federal Trade Commission issued a measure prohibiting companies from enforcing noncompete…

5 things to know about the new federal ban on noncompete agreements

aol.com Employment prospects just got brighter for the estimated 30 million U.S. workers who are currently bound by so-called noncompete agreements. U.S. regulators on Tuesday…

5 things workers should know about the new federal ban on noncompete agreements

cbsnews.com Employment prospects just got brighter for the estimated 30 million U.S. workers who are currently bound by so-called noncompete agreements. U.S. regulators on Tuesday…