This article also explains the differences between the Labor Law, Employment Law, and Employment Discrimination courses. Please circulate to students, as the Fall 2026 course enrollment period is fast approaching!

When I wrote this 2021 law review article on TRAPs (Training Repayment Agreement Provisions), I had no clue that it would spark a nat'l movement that today culminated in CA banning them: ssrn.com/abstract=364.... Respect to the advocates & workers for making it happen @borrowerjustice.bsky.social

Weekly Roundup: September 12 Jonathan Harris on how states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility, Kate Jackson on the rise of populism in corporate governance, and your final reminder to submit a proposal to the upcoming…

The week in review: @jonathanfharris.bsky.social on how states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility, @katejackson.bsky.social on the rise of populism in corporate governance, and a last call for ALPE proposals!

Plus, the best of LPE from around the web in the 🧵👇

After the FTC’s Retreat: How States are Rewriting the Rules on Worker Mobility In a stunning betrayal of 30 million workers, the Federal Trade Commission has abandoned its nationwide ban on non-compete agreements. Fortunately, states are filling the void with remarkable…

Today, @jonathanfharris.bsky.social explains how the FTC just abandoned its non-compete ban — leaving millions trapped in jobs they can’t escape.

Fortunately, state policymakers are setting up. From Wyoming to Colorado, a new wave of laws is rewriting the rules on worker freedom.

After the FTC’s Retreat: How States are Rewriting the Rules on Worker Mobility In a stunning betrayal of 30 million workers, the Federal Trade Commission has abandoned its nationwide ban on non-compete agreements. Fortunately, states are filling the void with remarkable…

Here’s my new @LPEBlog.bsky.social post about Friday’s FTC decision to stop defending its rule banning non-competes. I also highlight how red & blue states are stepping in to defend worker mobility with new legislation & existing consumer & antitrust laws: lpeproject.org/blog/after-t...

Thank you, I’m really looking forward to it!

Thank you @rbratspies.bsky.social!

Thank you @templelaw.bsky.social--I'm excited to join such an outstanding faculty!

Sure! They can email me: jonathanharris@temple.edu

I’m thrilled to be joining the @templelaw.bsky.social faculty with these fabulous new colleagues!

Training Repayment Agreement Provisions threaten workers [icons of two people holding out sheets of paper torn in half with dollar signs on them].

TRAPs are often used as workarounds to non-competes but still have harmful effects!

via @jonathanfharris.bsky.social: harvardlawreview.org/blog/2025/01/history-abs...

History Absolves the FTC: A Defense of the Rule on Non-Competes and | The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”), finalized in spring 2024, effectively bans all non-compete clauses and “functional” non-compete clauses based on their an

At the HLR Blog, @jonathanfharris.bsky.social has a new post defending the FTC’s recent rule against non-competes and functional non-competes.

The piece recounts the FTC's century-long history of intervening in labor markets to rein in unfair job training & placement schemes. The rule, therefore, should be upheld in the face of legal challenges arguing that the FTC is just now acting in this area.

History Absolves the FTC: A Defense of the Rule on Non-Competes and | The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”), finalized in spring 2024, effectively bans all non-compete clauses and “functional” non-compete clauses based on their an

Check out this Harvard Law Review Blog piece defending the FTC's rule banning non-competes & "functional" non-competes like Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs): harvardlawreview.org/blog/2025/01...