News Noncompete clauses trap #MeToo victims in abusive workplaces. The FTC should ban them. May 14, 2019 Sally Hubbard and Sandeep Vaheesan, Opinion contributors Comments Off on Noncompete clauses trap #MeToo victims in abusive workplaces. The FTC should ban them. One way for women to escape sexual assault or harassment is to get new jobs, even if they pay less. But noncompete clauses rob them of this leverage.