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Moving Forward Protecting Workers From Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements
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Event Description

This workshop will focus on employee noncompete agreements, and will include public statements from FTC Commissioners, victims of unfair and anticompetitive noncompete agreements, and leading experts in the field. A full agenda and list of speakers will be available prior to the event.

The workshop is part of the Trump-Vance FTC’s efforts to highlight the negative impact of noncompete agreements on American workers and put business on notice of its current enforcement priorities. It follows a recent FTC enforcement action eliminating restrictive and anticompetitive noncompete agreements; a series of letters sent to healthcare companies warning them to review and eliminate any anticompetitive noncompete agreements they may have; and a broad request for information seeking tips to lead to further enforcement actions.

Attendance

To attend via livestream, please check this page on the morning of the event.

  • Agenda

    Tuesday, January 27

    Welcome and Introductions

    Kelse Moen, Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission

    1:00 pm - Keynote Address

    Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson, Federal Trade Commission

    1:30-2:30 pm - Panel 1: Locked out of Work: Victims of Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements

    Moderator: 

    Logan Wilke, Federal Trade Commission

    Panelists:

    • C.J. Caniglia, DVM, DACVS-LA
    • Cindy Holbrook
    • Jennifer Kendall, DO
    • Selvam Mascarenhas, MD, MBA, FACP

    2:30 pm - Statement of Commissioner Mark R. Meador, Federal Trade Commission

    3:00-4:00 pm - Panel 2: Unleashing the American Worker: Policy Perspectives on Noncompetes

    Moderator: 

    Kelse Moen, Federal Trade Commission

    Panelists:

    • Chris Griswold, American Compass
    • John W. Lettieri, Economic Innovation Group
    • Mark Woodward, Federal Trade Commission
    • Jonathan Berry, U.S. Department of Labor

    4:00-5:00 pm - Panel 3: Counting the Costs: The Economics of Noncompetes

    Moderator:

    Miriam Larson-Koester, Federal Trade Commission

    Panelists:

    • Evan Starr, University of Maryland
    • David J. Balan, Econ One Research
    • Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission
    • Bruce Kobayashi, George Mason University

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