The Federal Trade Commission will give the public an additional 30 days to comment on a sweeping proposal to ban employers from imposing noncompete contracts on their workers.
The agency said interested parties have requested an extension, though acknowledged others oppose the delay. The public now has until April 19 to comment on the proposed rule, the FTC said on Monday.
FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson said in a separate statement that she would have supported an even longer extension since the proposal is “a departure from hundreds of years of precedent.” Read more.
