The FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements in April. These pesky clauses that employers often force their workers to sign effectively bar them from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. Judge Ada Brown, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas, has issued a preliminary order against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompete clauses, which is scheduled to take effect this fall. ...For more on this story and Virginia news and updates, follow us vadogwoodnews #news2024 #trump2024 #workers #unionworkers #unions #virginianews #virginia