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

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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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.

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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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/

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.

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...