,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bghb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bf1 #bjah ,mr4 
,murphy 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4  
,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit cov5ants n to   
compete & require employ]s to notify    
employees ( su* prohibition1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,work=ce ,mobility ,act 
( #bjah4  #b4 ,prohibit+ cov5ants n to  
compete  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no employ] %all  
ent] into1 en=ce1 or ?reat5 to en=ce 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  7b7 ,notice ,an      
employ] :o employs any 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  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor  
en=cem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all
 receive1 inve/igate1 attempt to        
resolve1 & en=ce a compla9t ( a         
violation ( section #b 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 ,!      
,secret>y %all impose a civil f9e-- 7#a7
 ) respect to any employ] :o violates   
section #b7;a71 9 an am\nt n to exce$   
#e1jjj =--  7,a7 ea* employee aggriev$  
by su* violation2 &  7,b7 = ea* week !  
employ] is 9 violation ( su* section2 & 
7#b7 ) respect to any employ] :o        
violates section #b7;b71 9 an am\nt n to
 exce$ #e1jjj = ea* week ! employ] is 9 
violation ( su* section4  #d4 ,private  
"r ( action  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an employee  

:o is aggriev$ by a violation ( section 
#b may br+ a civil action 9 an          
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7b7 ,relief ,9 a civil action  
"u subsection 7a71 a c\rt may aw>d--    
7#a7 any actual damages su/a9$ by !     
employee z a result ( ! violation2  7#b7
 su* am\nt ( punitive damages z ! c\rt  
may all[2 &  7#c7 = an employee t is a  
prevail+ p>ty1 ! co/s ( ! action &      
reasonable attorney's fees1 z det]m9$ by
 ! c\rt4  #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  
secret1 z def9$ 9 section #ahci ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #f4          
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?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 agreem5t1 ent]$ into aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act betwe5 an    
employ] & an employee1 t re/ricts su*   
employee f p]=m+1 aft] ! employm5t      
relation%ip betwe5 ! employ] & !        
employee t]m9ates1 any ( ! foll[+3  7,a7
 ,any "w = ano!r employ] = a specifi$   
p]iod ( "t4  7,b7 ,any "w 9 a specifi$  
geographical area4  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#c7 ,employee2 employ] ,!   
t]ms employee & employ] h ! mean+s giv5 
su* t]ms 9 section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor  
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjc74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#e7 ,/ate 
,! t]m ,/ate means any ( ! sev]al ,/ates
 or ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4