> They did. They wrote a law that established the FTC and tasked it with regulating these things.
What law gave the FTC the authority to regulate employment agreements?
I appreciate the lack of non-competes in California. That being said, it is the responsibility of Congress to either write employment laws or to delegate that authority.
> The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, savings and loan institutions described in section 57a(f)(3) of this title, Federal credit unions described in section 57a(f)(4) of this title, common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers and foreign air carriers subject to part A of subtitle VII of title 49, and persons, partnerships, or corporations insofar as they are subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended [7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], except as provided in section 406(b) of said Act [7 U.S.C. 227(b)], from using unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.
It’s not clear to me that a non compete is an “unfair method of competition”. In particular it hurts employees (well, maybe) who are not the competition of a business.
why? the bureaucrats understand the domain and the context. have you seen the US Congress? this is just a way for the moneyed people and their lackies to gum up the works and make life worse for the majority while siphoning even more money to the moneyed.
You have it exactly opposite - it is only the moneyed and well-connected who can get the regulators to make rules that fit their needs, while the small business has no hope.
At least the legislators are elected and answer directly to voters. You can dither about who donates but voters truly decide the outcome.
Bureaucrats are multiple layers removed, often serve for entire careers, and truly don’t give a shit because the only way they will get fired is if they assault someone. Nothing will happen to them so “keeping busy” is making ever more rules, whether they are needed or helpful (or not).
They did. They wrote a law that established the FTC and tasked it with regulating these things.
> I’m tired of law making delegated to faceless bureaucrats.
They're not faceless, but a group of nine (well, six) unelected bureaucrats are currently making a whole bunch of law.