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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Reich

The FTC is back to being the activist US agency progressives sought in 1914

‘America once understood the importance of fighting monopolies.’
‘America once understood the importance of fighting monopolies.’ Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Have you ever been forced to sign a non-compete agreement when you started a job?

About 30 million Americans are trapped by contracts that say if they leave their current job, they can’t take a job with a rival company or start a new business of their own.

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