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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), with nearly 340,000 members in 180 countries (of which I am one), filed an amicus brief last week in a lawsuit pending in Texas in which it supported efforts to block the Federal Trade Commission’s final non-compete Rule. The FTC seeks to impose a comprehensive ban on new non-competes with all workers, including senior executives.
Although SHRM does not oppose the use of “reasonable, narrowly tailored non-compete agreements,” it is concerned a “blanket ban” will “stifle innovation, limit training opportunities and harm business and workers alike.” Consequently, SHRM has asked the court to grant