April Housing Starts Land, FTC Locks In a Noncompete Order, and Small Group Health Hikes Hit

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The Census Bureau releases April housing starts at 8:30 ET this morning — a key signal for small contractors carrying just 5.8 months of backlog. The FTC ordered Rollins to stop enforcing noncompetes against 18,000+ employees, locking in a case-by-case enforcement playbook that puts hourly noncompetes on the front line. And 2026 small group health premiums are landing 11% higher at the median while ACA jumped 26%, making the ICHRA math work for more employers than a year ago. Three stories, five minutes, done.

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