On February 28, ACA joined a long list of organizations in a letter to Congress opposing the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed rule to impose a nationwide ban on almost all non-compete clauses. In the letter, ACA and other signatories underscored that the FTC lacks the constitutional or statutory authority to issue such a rule and, in attempting to do so, the agency is improperly usurping the role of Congress. Rather, the letter stated, Congress granted targeted statutory authority to FTC to issue rules to protect consumers, such as to prevent fraud and false advertising.
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