Companies would be wise to prepare to comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule to ban noncompete clauses, despite legal challenges that might delay or prevent it taking effect altogether.

The final rule, issued April 23, would ban most noncompete clauses in employee contracts by September. The clauses impede competition and violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the FTC said.

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