Non-Compete Agreements in the Workplace Will Be banned in 2023!

Roughly one in five American workers, about 30 million people, are bound by a non-compete clause. This non-compete agreements webinar explains what these clauses are and why they have drawn regulatory attention.

A non-compete stops a worker from joining a competitor or starting a competing business, usually within a set area and period after leaving. Critics say they keep workers in jobs, lower wages for workers bound and unbound, limit new businesses and slow innovation, and are often offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis.

Each state limits enforcement of non-competes to some degree. The session reviews the Federal Trade Commission's proposed rule that would treat non-compete clauses as an unfair method of competition, along with the employer view of why they are needed.

• Explain what a non-compete clause is and how it restricts workers
• Describe the FTC's proposed rule and its reasoning
• Weigh employer arguments for non-competes against the FTC's concerns
• Understand what rescinding existing clauses and notifying workers would involve
• Identify how states restrict or ban non-competes

• How the issue gained attention after the State of the Union address
• Where the FTC disagrees with the reasons given for non-competes
• Why employers say non-competes are needed
• How the rule would declare non-compete clauses an unfair method of competition and ban them for workers, including independent contractors
• How the rule would require employers to rescind existing clauses and notify workers
• Why a ban affects employees, especially minority employees
• What the rule would do for employees
• The specifics of how employers create and require non-compete agreements
• How some states already ban non-competes

The FTC proposed barring employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers and requiring them to rescind existing ones, estimating that this would raise workers' earnings by $250 billion to $296 billion a year. Employers that use non-competes need to understand the arguments and the state rules that already apply.

The session suits employers in all industries, business owners, company leaders, compliance and HR professionals, and managers.

• All Employers
• Business Owners
• Company Leadership
• Compliance professionals
• HR Professionals
• Managers/Supervisors
• Employers in all industries 

Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors.  Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.
Margie is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulations. 
Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s trainings.
Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).