Jonathan Harris

When I wrote this 2021 law review article on TRAPs (Training Repayment Agreement Provisions), I had no clue that it would spark a nat'l movement that today culminated in CA banning them: ssrn.com/abstract=364.... Respect to the advocates & workers for making it happen @borrowerjustice.bsky.social

Weekly Roundup: September 12 Jonathan Harris on how states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility, Kate Jackson on the rise of populism in corporate governance, and your final reminder to submit a proposal to the upcoming…

The week in review: @jonathanfharris.bsky.social on how states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility, @katejackson.bsky.social on the rise of populism in corporate governance, and a last call for ALPE proposals!

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After the FTC’s Retreat: How States are Rewriting the Rules on Worker Mobility In a stunning betrayal of 30 million workers, the Federal Trade Commission has abandoned its nationwide ban on non-compete agreements. Fortunately, states are filling the void with remarkable…

Today, @jonathanfharris.bsky.social explains how the FTC just abandoned its non-compete ban — leaving millions trapped in jobs they can’t escape.

Fortunately, state policymakers are setting up. From Wyoming to Colorado, a new wave of laws is rewriting the rules on worker freedom.

After the FTC’s Retreat: How States are Rewriting the Rules on Worker Mobility In a stunning betrayal of 30 million workers, the Federal Trade Commission has abandoned its nationwide ban on non-compete agreements. Fortunately, states are filling the void with remarkable…

Here’s my new @LPEBlog.bsky.social post about Friday’s FTC decision to stop defending its rule banning non-competes. I also highlight how red & blue states are stepping in to defend worker mobility with new legislation & existing consumer & antitrust laws: lpeproject.org/blog/after-t...

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Training Repayment Agreement Provisions threaten workers [icons of two people holding out sheets of paper torn in half with dollar signs on them].

TRAPs are often used as workarounds to non-competes but still have harmful effects!

via @jonathanfharris.bsky.social: https://harvardlawreview.org/blog/2025/01/history-absolves-the-ftc-a-defense-of-the-rule-on-non-competes-and-functional-non-competes/

History Absolves the FTC: A Defense of the Rule on Non-Competes and | The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”), finalized in spring 2024, effectively bans all non-compete clauses and “functional” non-compete clauses based on their an

At the HLR Blog, @jonathanfharris.bsky.social has a new post defending the FTC’s recent rule against non-competes and functional non-competes.

The piece recounts the FTC's century-long history of intervening in labor markets to rein in unfair job training & placement schemes. The rule, therefore, should be upheld in the face of legal challenges arguing that the FTC is just now acting in this area.

History Absolves the FTC: A Defense of the Rule on Non-Competes and | The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”), finalized in spring 2024, effectively bans all non-compete clauses and “functional” non-compete clauses based on their an

Check out this Harvard Law Review Blog piece defending the FTC's rule banning non-competes & "functional" non-competes like Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs): harvardlawreview.org/blog/2025/01...