,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1     
#bjah,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,ms4 
,warren7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit agreements between employers   
that directly restrict the current or   
future employment of any employee4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,end ,employer ,collusion ,act4  #b4
 ,unfair methods on competition relating
 to restrictive employment agreements   
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,employer ,the term employer has the   
meaning given the term in section #c of 
the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of     
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#b7       
,restrictive employment agreement the   
term restrictive employment agreement   
means any agreement that-- 7,a7 is      
between two or more employers1 including
 through a franchise agreement or a     

contractor-subcontractor agreement2 and 
7,b7 prohibits or restricts one employer
 from soliciting or hiring another      
employer's employees or former          
employees4  7b7 ,conduct prohibited ,it 
shall be unlawful for any entity to--   
7#a7 enter into a restrictive employment
 agreement2 or  7#b7 enforce or threaten
 to enforce a restrictive employment    
agreement4  7c7 ,enforcement  7#a7      
,private right of action  7,a7 ,in      
general ,any person who fails to comply 
with subsection 7b7 shall be liable to  
any individual in an amount equal to the
 sum--  7i7 of any actual damages       
sustained by the individual as a result 
of the failure2  7ii7 such amount of    
punitive damages as the court may allow2
 and  7iii7 in the case of any          
successful action to enforce any        
liability under this section1 the costs 
of the action together with reasonable  
attorney's fees as determined by the    
court4  7,b7 ,venue ,any person may     
bring a civil action under subparagraph 

7,a7 in any appropriate district court  
of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,federal  
,trade ,commission  7,a7 ,powers of     
commission  7i7 ,in general ,the        
,commission shall enforce this section  
in the same manner1 by the same means1  
and with the same jurisdiction1 powers1 
and duties as though all applicable     
terms and provisions of the ,federal    
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 were incorporated into and 
made a part of this section4  7ii7      
,privileges and immunities ,any person  
who violates subsection 7b7 shall be    
subject to the penalties and entitled to
 the privileges and immunities provided 
in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474