,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjah,mr4 
,ellison 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4  
,cicill9e1 & ,mr4 ,cr[ley7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & ! ,judici>y1 = 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        
agreem5ts betwe5 employ]s t directly    
re/rict ! curr5t or future employm5t (  
any employee4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,end ,employ]          
,collusion ,act4  #b4 ,unfair me?ods on 
competition relat+ to re/rictive        
employm5t agreem5ts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3  7#a7 ,employ] ,! t]m      
employ] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section
 #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#b7 ,re/rictive
 employm5t agreem5t ! t]m re/rictive    

employm5t agreem5t means any agreem5t   
t-- 7,a7 is betwe5 #b or m employ]s1    
includ+ ?r\gh a fran*ise agreem5t or a  
contractor-subcontractor agreem5t2 &    
7,b7 prohibits or re/ricts #a employ] f 
solicit+ or hir+ ano!r employ]'s        
employees or =m] employees4  7b7        
,conduct prohibit$ ,x %all be unlawful =
 any entity to-- 7#a7 ent] into a       
re/rictive employm5t agreem5t2 or  7#b7 
en=ce or ?reat5 to en=ce a re/rictive   
employm5t agreem5t4  7c7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7
 ,private "r ( action  7,a7 ,9 g5]al    
,any p]son :o fails to comply )         
subsection 7b7 %all be liable to any    
individual 9 an am\nt equal to ! sum--  
7i7 ( any actual damages su/a9$ by !    
individual z a result ( ! failure2  7ii7
 su* am\nt ( punitive damages z ! c\rt  
may all[2 &  7iii7 9 ! case ( any       
successful action to en=ce any liability
 "u ?is section1 ! co/s ( ! action      
toge!r ) reasonable attorney's fees z   
det]m9$ by ! c\rt4  7,b7 ,v5ue ,any     
p]son may br+ a civil action "u         

subp>agraph 7,a7 9 any appropriate      
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7   
,f$]al trade commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,commission %all en=ce ?is section 9 
! same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) !    
same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh
 all applicable t]ms & provisions ( !   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7 incorporat$    
into & made a "p ( ?is section4  7,b7   
,privileges & immunities ,any p]son :o  
violates subsection 7b7 %all be subject 
to ! p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges 
& immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade  
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
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