For the primary time ever, the Federal Commerce Fee has sued a number of firms and people claiming they imposed unlawful noncompete restrictions on staff.

Included within the complaints are Prudential Safety Inc. and Prudential Command Inc., in addition to their house owners, Greg Wier and Matthew Keywell. Additionally named are glass and packaging firms O-I Glass Inc. and Ardagh Group S.A.

The FTC stated in a information launch that the businesses and people illegally imposed noncompete restrictions on staff, together with low-wage safety guards, manufacturing staff, engineers and glass plant staff.

A consultant for O-I declined to remark and a consultant for Titan Safety Group, of which the Prudential firms are subsidiaries, denied imposing the restrictions on safety officers. 

The FTC stated the restrictions prohibited the employees from in search of or accepting jobs with competing firms after leaving.



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