FTC votes to ban most employers from using noncompete clauses. But legal challenge is expected

The FTC estimates that 30 million people – one in five US workers – are bound by a noncompete clause in their current jobs. And for most of them, the agency asserts, such a clause restricts them from freely switching jobs, lowers wages, stifles innovation, blocks entrepreneurs from starting new businesses and undermines fair competition.

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Under the terms of the settlement, home sellers will no longer be required to offer a commission to buyers' agents in order for their properties to appear on “multiple listing services,” which is where most home sales originate. Commissions still can be negotiated as part of the process.

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Short-term rental owners talk legal battles, regulations at state conference

In October 2023, Park Township Neighbors (PTN) sued Park Township, claiming it improperly amended its zoning ordinance to ban short-term rentals in residential areas.

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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers

The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay.

Workers only have to show that the transfer resulted in some, but not necessarily significant, harm to prove their claims, Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court.

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