Lina Khan speaking into a microphone.
Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, in 2023.
  • The FTC is fighting for workers' ability to leave their employers for rival companies.
  • The agency voted on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements nationwide.
  • The ban isn't coming into effect without a fight, though.

The Federal Trade Commission wants to give Americans the freedom to job-hop without pesky noncompete contracts getting in the way.