,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjah,mr4 
,cr[ley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4   
,pocan1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 &   
,mr4 ,cicill9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit        
employ]s f requir+ employees to ent]    
into cov5ants n to compete1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,work=ce ,mobility ,act (  
#bjah4  #b4 ,prohibit+ cov5ants n to    
compete ,no employ] %all ent] into a    
cov5ant n to compete ) any 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  #c4 ,presumption (   

illegality ( cov5ants n to compete 9    
employm5t contracts ,a cov5ant n to     
compete conta9$ 9 an employm5t contract 
made betwe5 an employ] & an employee is 
anticompetitive & violates ! antitru/   
laws unless ! employ] e/abli%es by a    
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce t ! cov5ant    
does n h an anticompetitive effect or t 
! pro-competitive effects outweigh !    
anticompetitive h>m4  #d4 ,private "r ( 
action  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son :o fails
 to comply ) section #b %all be liable  
to any individual 9 an am\nt equal to ! 
sum (--  7#a7 any actual damages su/a9$ 
by ! individual z a result ( ! failure2 
7#b7 su* am\nt ( punitive damages z !   
c\rt may all[2 &  7#c7 9 ! case ( any   
successful action to en=ce any liability
 "u ?is subsection1 ! co/s ( ! action   
toge!r ) reasonable attorney's fees z   
det]m9$ by ! c\rt4  7b7 ,v5ue ,any p]son
 may br+ a civil action "u subsection   
7a7 9 any appropriate di/rict c\rt ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4 ,trade secrets ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act %all preclude an employ] f  

ent]+ into an agreem5t ) an employee to 
n %>e any in=mation 7includ+ aft] !     
employee is no long] employ$ by !       
employ]7 reg>d+ ! employ] or ! employm5t
 t is a trade secret z def9$ 9 section  
#ahci ( title #ah ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  #f4 ,def9itions ,= purposes (   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,antitru/ laws ,! t]m    
#8#8antitru/ laws'' %all h ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 subsection 7a7 ( ! fir/       
section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #ab71 except t su* t]m %all include    
section #e ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7 to ! ext5t t  
su* subsection applies to unfair me?ods 
( competition4  7#b7 ,comm]ce ,! t]m    
comm]ce has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#c7     
,cov5ant n to compete ,! t]m cov5ant n  
to compete means an agreem5t betwe5 an  
employ] & an employee t re/ricts su*    
employee f p]=m+--  7,a7 any "w = ano!r 
employ] = a specifi$ p]iod ( "t2  7,b7  
any "w 9 a specifi$ geographical area2  

or  7,c7 any "w = ano!r employ] t is    
simil> to su* employee's "w = ! employ] 
t is a p>ty to su* agreem5t4  7#d7      
,employee ,! t]m employee has ! mean+   
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,fair     
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#e7 ,employ] ,! t]m  
employ] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#f7     
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means any ( ! sev]al 
,/ates or ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4