Noncompete Clauses Used in Employment Contracts Comment of the Global Antitrust Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

Abstract

This comment is submitted by the Global Antitrust Institute (GAI) at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in relation to its proposed examination of whether there is “a sufficient legal basis and empirical economic support” to promulgate a Commission rule that would restrict the use of non-compete clauses in employer-employee contracts.

Keywords: antitrust, competition law, non-compete clauses, labor economics

JEL Classification: K2, K21, K22, K31, J32, J38, J41, J6, L14, L2, L4, L42