{"id":2328806,"date":"2024-08-21T20:46:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-strikes-down-biden-admin-rule-impacting-millions-of-american-workers\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T20:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:49:48","slug":"federal-judge-strikes-down-biden-admin-rule-impacting-millions-of-american-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-strikes-down-biden-admin-rule-impacting-millions-of-american-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Admin Rule Impacting Millions of American Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-strikes-down-biden-admin-rule-impacting-millions-of-american-workers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328806&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge has ruled against a Biden administration rule that aimed\u2063 to \u2064ban non-compete agreements for employees, which\u200b would have impacted millions \u2063of \u2064American workers. U.S.\u200d District Court Judge \u2063Ada \u200bBrown concluded that the Federal Trade Commission \u200d(FTC) overstepped\u200c its authority by attempting to ban\u200d all\u200d non-compete agreements rather than targeting specific harmful ones. The\u200c judge&#8217;s decision criticized \u2062the lack of evidence \u2063provided for such a sweeping restriction.\u200d The \u2063FTC had\u200c justified the regulation \u200dby stating that it would enhance competition and \u200cinnovation\u200d by \u2064allowing workers greater freedom\u200c to change jobs or start businesses. \u200dThe rule was initially set to \u2062take effect on September 4 and was \u200dexpected to affect around \u200b30 million workers.\u200b The\u2062 case \u2062was\u200c brought forward by Ryan LLC, supported by \u2062various business groups. The FTC is currently considering\u200b an \u2063appeal against the ruling to continue its efforts to \u200beliminate non-compete contracts, \u200cwhich they argue inhibit economic growth and suppress wages.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-reverses-bidens-policy-to-limit-ice-deportations\/\" title=\"Federal judge reverses Biden\u2019s policy to limit ICE deportations\">federal judge struck<\/a> down a Biden administration rule on Tuesday that banned employers from using non-compete agreements, which would have affected the contracts of millions of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Court Judge Ada Brown for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ftc-issues-scam-warning-govt-prepares-mail-checks-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a>&rsquo;s banning the entire category of non-competes, rather than targeting &ldquo;specific, harmful&rdquo; sub-categories of the agreements, went beyond the commission&rsquo;s mandate to police unfair methods of competition. The ban on the contracts that limit workers&rsquo; ability to move to rival firms, which was announced in April, was supposed to go into effect on September 4 and would have affected roughly 30 million American workers, according to the initial FTC press release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Commission&rsquo;s lack of evidence as to why they chose to impose such a sweeping prohibition &mdash; that prohibits entering or enforcing virtually all non-competes &mdash; instead of targeting specific, harmful non-competes, renders the Rule arbitrary and capricious,&rdquo; Brown wrote in her ruling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Texas federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked the FTC&rsquo;s looming ban on noncompete agreements in employment contracts, setting aside the regulation with a conclusion that it&rsquo;s beyond the agency&rsquo;s authority.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&mdash; Law360 (@Law360) August 21, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The case was brought by tax services and software provider Ryan LLC, with backing from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-chamber-commerce-defies-biden-calls-termination-weekly-unemployment-perk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chamber of Commerce<\/a> and other business advocacy groups, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-falsely-claimed-a-verizon-store-employee-groped-her-a-court-just-upheld-her-lengthy-sentence\/\" title=\"She Falsely Claimed A Verizon Store Employee Groped Her. A Court Just Upheld Her Lengthy Sentence.\">court documents show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The continuing overreach and over-regulation from the federal government jeopardizes America&rsquo;s economic liberty and diminishes the opportunity our country provides for all of us,&rdquo; Chief Executive of Ryan LLC Brint Ryan said, according&nbsp;to The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC initially announced the rule on the grounds that increasing workers&rsquo; ability to switch jobs would promote competition, innovation and entrepreneurship by allowing employees to take competing job offers or start their own rival businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Non-compete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/7-devastating-economic-stats-prove-biden-economy-failing-american-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American economy<\/a> of dynamism, including from the more than 8,500 new startups that would be created a year once non-competes are banned,&rdquo; FTC Chair Lina Khan said in the agency&rsquo;s April press release. &ldquo;The FTC&rsquo;s final rule to ban non-competes will ensure Americans have the freedom to pursue a new job, start a new business, or bring a new idea to market.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The agency is now weighing an appeal and plans to continue &ldquo;fighting to stop non-competes that restrict the economic liberty of hardworking Americans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/average-british-families-will-now-pay-over-1-million-in-taxes-during-lifetime\/\" title=\"Average British Families Will Now Pay over 1 Million in Taxes During Lifetime\">hamper economic growth<\/a>, limit innovation, and depress wages,&rdquo; according to a FTC spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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U.S. District Court Judge Ada Brown, serving in the Northern District of Texas, determined that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) overstepped its authority by banning all non-compete agreements instead of focusing on specific harmful types. This prohibition, announced in April and set to take effect on September 4, was estimated to affect around 30 million workers according to an initial FTC press release. Judge Brown stated that the FTC&#8217;s failure to provide evidence for such a broad ban made it arbitrary and capricious. The case was initiated by Ryan LLC, a tax services and software company, with support from the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups.<\/p>\n<p>Brint Ryan, CEO of Ryan LLC, expressed concerns about federal overreach undermining economic freedom in America. The FTC had originally proposed this rule with the intention of enhancing job mobility among workers to foster competition and innovation by allowing them to accept competing job offers or start their own businesses. According to FTC Chair Lina Khan, non-compete clauses suppress wages and stifle new ideas while hindering economic dynamism.<\/p>\n<p>The agency is currently considering an appeal against this ruling as it aims to continue combating non-compete agreements that restrict economic freedom for American workers and hinder growth and innovation. 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