This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been regulating companies that forced workers to sign noncompetes that specified they could not work for competitors. In particular, the Michigan branches of Prudential Security and Command allegedly forced thousands of security guard workers to sign these noncompetes and then sued those who left in seek of other jobs. As a result, the FTC has brought cases against such companies, claiming that their actions have been preventing workers from working freely in the labor market. This is first time the FTC has taken legal action against noncompete agreements.
See "Some companies' noncompete agreements have allegedly prevented workers from freely participating in the labor market ", Irina Ivanova, CBS News, January 5, 2023