FTC批准针对虫害防治公司Rollins的最终同意令，要求停止对逾1.8万名员工执行竞业限制协议
FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Pest-Control Noncompete Matter
美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）批准针对Rollins的最终同意令，要求该公司停止对全美逾1.8万名现任及前任员工执行竞业限制协议。FTC称，相关协议通常限制员工离职后两年内在虫害防治行业工作，并规定在Rollins美国700多个地点之一的通常75英里范围内不得从事该行业。
该最终同意令要求 Rollins 停止对逾1.8万名员工执行竞业限制协议，并通知现任及前任员工相关限制已解除。
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order that requires Rollins Inc.—one of the largest pest-control companies in the United States—to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against more than 18,000 employees nationwide.
The FTC alleged that Rollins imposed noncompete agreements on nearly all its employees, which typically prohibited them from working in the pest-control industry for two years after ending employment with Rollins. The company’s noncompete agreements prohibited employees from working in pest control within a predetermined distance, typically within a 75-mile radius from one of Rollins’ more than 700 locations in the U.S., according to the FTC’s complaint.
The FTC’s final consent order requires Rollins to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against thousands of current and former Rollins workers, which will free them from these alleged unfair and anticompetitive agreements. The final consent order also imposes other conditions, including requiring Rollins to provide notice to current and former employees that they are no longer subject to a noncompete agreement and that they can compete against Rollins, including by starting their own business.
Following a public comment period, the Commission voted 2-0 to approve the final order.
来源：美国联邦贸易委员会 · 竞争与反垄断 · ftc.gov