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August 27, 2024
Employees at all levels have significant access to sensitive data in this digital working age
By Mickey Alam Khan
Non-compete agreements between employer and employee were all but banned effective Sept. 4 under a new Federal Trade Commission rule – until a federal court in Texas last week ruled otherwise.
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