FTC to Host Public Workshop on Employee Noncompete Agreements on Jan. 27, 2026

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Key takeaways

The FTC is hosting a workshop focused on employee noncompete agreements.
The workshop will feature public statements from FTC Commissioners.
Victims of allegedly unfair or anticompetitive noncompete agreements will give testimony.
Leading experts in the field will also participate in the event.
The workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The FTC published a press release with a link to more information: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/01/ftc-hosts-workshop-noncompete-agreements

Follow Up Questions

What authority does the FTC have to regulate or limit noncompete agreements?Expand

Under the FTC Act the Commission can act against “unfair methods of competition” (Section 5) and use that authority in enforcement actions and rulemaking; the agency has previously used Section 5 to propose and adopt a broad noncompete rule and to bring case‑by‑case enforcement challenging noncompetes it views as anticompetitive.

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