Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS: FTC finalizes consent order requiring pest-control company to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against employees, (Jun 25, 2026)

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

FTC alleged that Rollins Inc., one of the largest pest-control companies in the U.S., imposed noncompete agreements on employees, keeping them from working in the pest-control industry for two years after ending employment with the company.

This week, the FTC finalized a consent order requiring pest-control company Rollins Inc. to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against its 18,000-plus employees. The FTC alleged that Rollins imposed noncompete agreements on nearly all its employees, which typically prohibited them from working in the pest-control industry for two years after separation. According to the FTC’s complaint, the agreements prohibited employees from working in pest control within a predetermined distance, usually within a 75-mile radius from one of Rollins’ more than 700 U.S. locations.

The final consent order requires the employer to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against thousands of current and former Rollins workers. It also imposes other conditions, including requiring Rollins, within 30 days of the final order’s issuance, to provide notice to current and former employees that they are no longer subject to a noncompete agreement and that they can compete against Rollins, including by starting their own business.

The notice will also state that the employees “may issue general advertisements – any broadly distributed notice, announcement, or other communication conveying the availability of business services – to solicit customers for a business that may compete with Rollins.”

Rollins will also be required to submit compliance reports.

After a public comment period, the Commission voted 2-0 to approve the final order.

News: ConsumerProtection FederalTradeCommissionNews