,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ae1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,kilm] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit   
employ]s f requir+ groc]y /ore employees
 to ent] into cov5ants n to compete1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fre$om = ,work]s  
to ,seek ,opportunity ,act4  #b4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,comm]ce 
,! t]m comm]ce has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
9 section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds    
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#b7
 ,cov5ant n to compete ,! t]m cov5ant n 
to compete means an agreem5t-- 7,a7     
betwe5 an employee & employ] t re/ricts 
su* employee f p]=m+--  7i7 any "w =    
ano!r employ] = a specifi$ p]iod ( "t2  
7ii7 any "w 9 a specifi$ geographical   
area2 or  7iii7 "w = ano!r employ] t is 
simil> to su* employee's "w = ! employ] 
includ$ z a p>ty to ! agreem5t2 &  7,b7 
t is ent]$ into aft] ! date ( enactm5t (

 ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,employee2 employ]2    
ent]prise2 ent]prise engag$ 9 comm]ce or
 9 ! production ( goods = comm]ce2 goods
 ,! t]ms employee1 employ]1 ent]prise1  
ent]prise engag$ 9 comm]ce or 9 !       
production ( goods = comm]ce1 & goods h 
! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #c ( ! 
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#d7 ,groc]y /ore ,!  
t]m groc]y /ore means an e/abli%m5t t   
sells food = home prep>ation &          
consumption & (f]s = sale1 on a cont9u\s
 basis1 a v>iety ( foods 9 ea* ( !      
foll[+ categories ( /aple foods1 includ+
 p]i%able foods 9 at lea/ two ( !       
categories3  7,a7 ,meat1 p\ltry1 or fi%4
  7,b7 ,breads & c]eals4  7,c7          
,vegetables & fruits4  7,d7 ,dairy      
products4  7#e7 ,groc]y /ore employee ,!
 t]m groc]y /ore employee means an      
employee :o is employ$ by a groc]y /ore4
  7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#g7 ,/ate ,! t]m
 ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9       
section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 

( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  #c4      
,prohibition on cov5ants n to compete & 
o!r agreem5ts re/rict+ ! mobility (     
groc]y /ore employees  7a7 ,cov5ant n   
,to compete  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no employ]  
%all ent] into a cov5ant n to compete ) 
any groc]y /ore employee ( su* employ]1 
:o 9 any workweek is engag$ 9 comm]ce or
 9 ! production ( goods = comm]ce 7or is
 employ$ 9 an ent]prise engag$ 9 comm]ce
 or 9 ! production ( goods = comm]ce74  
7#b7 ,notice ,an employ] subject to     
subsection 7a7 %all po/1 9 a conspicu\s 
place on ! premises ( su* employ]1 a    
notice ( ! prohibition set =? 9 su*     
subsection4  7b7 ,pur*ase agreem5ts ,no 
employ] :o owns or op]ates at lea/ "o   
groc]y /ore may1 9 conjunction ) !      
pur*ase ( "o or m groc]y /ores own$ or  
op]at$ by ano!r employ]1 include 9 any  
agreem5t betwe5 su* employ]s any        
provision t re/ricts ei!r employ] f hir+
 a groc]y /ore employee ( ! o!r employ]4
  #d4 ,groc]y /ore employee ret5tion (  
s5iority & b5efits aft] acquisition or  

m]g] ,an employ] :o acquires ! op]ations
 ( ano!r employ] 7h]eaft] ref]r$ to z ! 
=m] employ]7 & reta9s 9 employm5t a     
groc]y /ore employee ( ! =m] employ] at 
! same groc]y /ore ( ! =m] employ] %all 
cont9ue to recognize1 = all employm5t   
purposes1 ! s5iority ( su* groc]y /ore  
employee1 &1 to ! ext5t practicable1    
make available to su* employees any     
b5efits made available by ! =m] employ]4
  #e4 ,en=cem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y %all receive1 inve/igate1     
attempt to resolve1 & en=ce a compla9t (
 a violation ( section #c or #d 9 ! same
 mann] t ! ,secret>y receives1          
inve/igates1 & attempts to resolve a    
compla9t ( a violation ( section #f or  
#g ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf & #bjg71 subject to 
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,civil f9e  7#a7   
,maximum f9e ,! ,secret>y %all impose a 
civil f9e-- 7,a7 ) respect to any       
employ] :o violates section #c7;a7 or   
#d1 an am\nt n to exce$ #e1jjj = ea*    
employee :o 0 ! subject ( su* violation2

 &  7,b7 ) respect to any employ] :o    
violates section #c7;b71 an am\nt n to  
exce$ #e1jjj4  7#b7 ,consid]ation ,9    
det]m9+ ! am\nt ( any civil f9e "u ?is  
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all consid] !  
appropriat5ess ( ! f9e to ! size ( !    
employ] subject to su* f9e & ! gravity (
 ! applicable violation4