The Buckeye Institute Outlines How Proposed FTC Rule Violates the Law and Constitution
The Buckeye Institute filed public comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule prohibiting employers from utilizing noncompete clauses. In its comments, Buckeye outlined how the proposed rule violates section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, exceeds the commission’s constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce, supplants well-established state policy preferences, and undermines federal due process protections.