"'We heard from employees who, because of noncompetes, were stuck in abusive workplaces,' she said. 'One person noted when an employer merged with an organization whose religious principles conflicted with their own, a noncompete kept the worker locked in place and unable to freely switch to a job that didn't conflict with their religious practices.'" "Shortly after the vote, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it would sue the FTC to block the rule, calling it unnecessary, unlawful and a blatant power grab." https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246655366/ftc-bans-noncompete-agreements-lina-khan
And here’s the response from the companies soon after https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/chamber-of-commerce-sues-ftc-for-banning-noncompete-clauses.html