,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjae ,mr4   
,murphy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,frank57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit employ]s f      
requir+ l[-wage employees to ent] into  
cov5ants n to compete1 to require       
employ]s to notify pot5tial employees ( 
any requirem5t to ent] into a cov5ant n 
to compete1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !       
,mobility & ,opportunity = ,vuln]able   
,employees ,act or ! ,,move ,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 ,livable h\rly   
rate ,! t]m livable h\rly rate means--  
7,a7 = ! fiscal ye> ( ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! great] (--  7i7 #ae p]    
h\r2 or  7ii7 ! h\rly rate equal to !   
m9imum wage requir$ by ! applicable     
,/ate or local m9imum wage law2 &  7,b7 
= ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1 ! great] (--  
7i7 ! adju/$ am\nt describ$ 9 section   
#c7;c72 or  7ii7 ! h\rly rate equal to !
 m9imum wage requir$ by ! applicable    
,/ate or local m9imum wage law4  7#e7   

,l[-wage employee ,! t]m l[-wage        
employee-- 7,a7 means an employee :o1   
exclud+ any ov]time comp5sation requir$ 
"u section #g ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds   
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjg7 or "u 
an applicable ,/ate law1 receives f !   
applicable employ]--  7i7 an h\rly      
comp5sation t is less ?an ! livable     
h\rly rate2 or  7ii7 an annual          
comp5sation t is equal to or less ?an-- 
7,i7 = ! fiscal ye> ( ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 #ca1bjj p] ye>2 &  7,,ii7 = 
ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1 ! adju/$ am\nt  
describ$ 9 section #c7;c72 &  7,b7 does 
n include any sal>i$ employee :o        
receives f ! applicable employ]         
comp5sation t1 = #b consecutive mon?s1  
is great] ?an--  7i7 = ! fiscal ye> ( ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 #e1jjj2 &   
7ii7 = ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1 ! adju/$ 
am\nt describ$ 9 su* section4  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 ,prohibit+  
cov5ants n to compete = l[-wage         
employees  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no employ] %all
 ent] into a cov5ant n to compete ) any 
l[-wage 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   
7b7 ,notice  ,an employ] :o employs any 
l[-wage employee1 :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]ce71 %all po/ 
notice ( ! provisions ( ?is ,act 9 a    
conspicu\s place on ! premises ( su*    
employ]4  7c7 ,inflation adju/m5t  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,= ea* fiscal ye> aft] ! fiscal
 ye> ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y %all adju/ ea* am\nt 9 effect 
"u section #b7d77;,b77i71 section       
#b7e77;,a77ii77,,ii71 or section        
#b7e77;,b77ii7 = inflation by increas+  
ea* su* am\nt1 z 9 effect = ! prec$+    

fiscal ye>1 by ! annual p]c5tage        
increase 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index =   
,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical ,work]s  
7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age1 all items1 n
 seasonally adju/$71 or its successor   
publication1 z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau (   
,labor ,/ati/ics4  7#b7 ,r\nd+ am\nts ,!
 am\nts adju/$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 
r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je4  #d4 
,disclosure requirem5t = cov5ants n to  
compete ,9 ord] = an employ] to require 
an employee1 :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]ce7 & is n a l[-wage       
employee1 to ent] into a cov5ant n to   
compete1 ! employ] %all1 prior to !     
employm5t ( su* employee & at ! beg9n+ (
 ! process = hir+ su* employee1 h       
disclos$ to su* employee ! requirem5t = 
ent]+ into su* cov5ant4  #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