Betsey Stevenson It’s easy to understand why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is so upset about the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements. The problem for businesses is not that they will lose trade secrets or valuable investments in workers to competitors. It’s that they just lost bargaining power to workers — and that’s exactly what the FTC … [Read more...] about FTC ban on noncompetes is a victory for the US economy
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To reduce workplace injuries, make jobs safer
Jessica E. Martinez and Peter Dooley Antonio Flores, a Cincinnati construction worker, still suffers the effects of a severe workplace injury from last December. Working without proper equipment for heavy lifting, he was hurt when a large pipe fell on him, breaking his back. Flores, an immigrant from Nicaragua, lost his job after he was hurt. Now he is in pain, he … [Read more...] about To reduce workplace injuries, make jobs safer