FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements: What to know
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban most non-compete agreements, marking a watershed moment for American workers facing an uncertain future. These common agreements currently prohibit employees from leaving their jobs to work for a competitor or start a competing business. The new rules will prevent companies from using them in the future […]
Red State Bans ‘Sister City’ Agreements With Adversarial Countries After DCNF Exposes Chinese Communist Influence
Following an investigation by the Daily Caller News Foundation, Indiana prohibits local governments from entering into cooperative agreements with agencies or governments based in “foreign hostile countries,” including China. Passed and enacted by the state legislature House Bill 1120The bill would prohibit counties, cities, towns, and townships in the state from entering into cooperative agreements […]
India to Banks: No More Exclusive Credit Card Agreements – PYMNTS.com
India is asking its banks to end exclusive arrangements with credit card networks. of reserve bank of india (RBI) – the country’s central bank and banking supervisory body – announced the move on its website on Wednesday (March 6), saying it had concluded that some of these partnerships were not something it could deliver. Appropriate […]
Congress must pass measure extending vital Central Pacific agreements
As Congress races to meet an early March federal funding deadline, Bipartisan Compact of Free Association Amendment Act It should be part of the fiscal year 2024 spending package. This important bill would provide funding for the agreement between the two countries. United States and Freely Associated States (FAS) — Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia — […]