The Federal Trade Commission is planning to ban non-compete clauses, which are the parts of employer contracts that bar workers from leaving for a competitor or starting a competing business. The measure is not official and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the ban “unlawful,” saying it would sue the FTC to block it.
State utility regulators approved a 10.4% hike on Con Edison electric and gas bills over the next three years in the latest squeeze on residents' wallets....