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Labor/Employment

Dec. 24, 2024

Non-competes stifle progress--Bonta fights back

Attorney General Rob Bonta's support for the FTC's proposed ban on non-compete agreements underscores the state's leadership in promoting worker rights, economic mobility, and innovation.

Corinne Spencer

Partner and Chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group Pearlman, Brown & Wax, LLP

Email: cds@4pbw.com

Corinne is chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group. She focuses on counseling clients in employment-related matters including litigation, risk assessment, policy preparation, and training.

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In November 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG Bonta), along with 16 other attorney generals, filed an amicus brief in Properties of the Villages, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission pending in Florida in support of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements, which are clauses in employment contracts that restrict employees from working for competitors or starting the...

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