WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a consent order requiring Planned Building Services, Inc. and its affiliated companies to halt their enforcement of no-hire agreements previously included in customer contracts.
The FTC’s January 2025 complaint alleged that Planned Building Services, along with its affiliates—Planned Security Services, Inc., Planned Lifestyle Services, Inc., and Planned Technologies Services, Inc.—limited workers’ ability to seek higher wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions by enforcing no-hire agreements. These agreements prohibited residential and commercial building owners from hiring service workers already employed by Planned, effectively restricting labor mobility.
Under the finalized order, Planned must cease enforcing no-hire agreements and is prohibited from communicating to customers that employees are subject to such restrictions. The company is also required to exclude no-hire clauses from any future customer contracts and inform both customers and employees that existing agreements are no longer enforceable.
The Commission approved the final consent order with a unanimous 4-0 vote, underscoring its commitment to protecting workers from restrictive labor practices. This action aims to promote fair competition and remove barriers to job mobility for service workers, ultimately benefiting both employees and consumers.
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