New Policy Roadmap Explains How States Can End Noncompetes and TRAPs
June 11, 2024 — Following the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule to ban noncompete agreements, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a policy brief with model legislation, “Better Wages and Working Conditions: How States Should Tackle Noncompete Agreements, ‘TRAPs,’ and Other Restraints On Worker Mobility,” which provides a roadmap for state lawmakers to compliment federal regulation to end these exploitative practices.
Economic Liberties Applauds New York For Protecting Kids From Big Tech’s Social Media Harms
June 7, 2024 — In response to news that the New York State legislature has passed — and Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign into law — a pair of bills prohibiting social media companies from, among other provisions, using algorithms to provide content to minors without parental consent and targeting advertising to children without parental consent, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds US House AI Taskforce Meeting on AI Oversight and Preemption
June 6, 2024 — Yesterday, Rethink Trade’s Lori Wallach participated in a U.S. House AI Taskforce panel with other policy experts to discuss international and state preemption issues related to AI regulation. In response, Rethink Trade released the following statement.
New York Senate Passes Vital Bill to Reform State Antitrust Law
June 5, 2024 — Following the New York State Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Minnesota Ban on Junk Fees Signed Into Law
May 20, 2024 — In response to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signing HF 3438 into law — the first of 13 proposed state-level junk fee bans to become law this year, and the second comprehensive ban on deceptive, mandatory junk fees to ever become state law — the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.