,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #a1 #bjah,mr4     
,book] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,w>r57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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 two or m employ]s1 includ+ ?r\gh 
a fran*ise agreem5t or a                
contractor-subcontractor agreem5t2 &    
7,b7 prohibits or re/ricts "o 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 ,p[]s ( 
commission  7i7 ,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  7ii7 ,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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