[slavboj]

Noncompetes should be illegal but it's a bit absurd to claim the FTC suddenly discovered they have the authority to unilaterally and retroactively modify contractual terms for tens of millions of contractors and workers - especially deciding whether it is "unfair competition" depends on whether the particular labor market segment votes reliably Democrat or not.

Under this reading of their authority they equally have the power to impose noncompetes on workers - it's all readable as "unfair competition", right?

Given the Supreme Court's recent jurisprudence on the major questions doctrine I'm skeptical this holds up in court.