,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 
,nadler 7for himself and ,mr4           
,cicilline7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,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 of
 competition and agreements in restraint
 of trade relating to restrictive       
employment agreements  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3  7#a7 ,employ2        
employer2 employee ,the terms employ1   
employer1 and employee have the meanings
 given such terms 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 #b 

or more employers1 including through a  
franchise agreement or a                
contractor-subcontractor agreement2 and 
7,b7 prohibits1 restricts1 or in any way
 limits one employer from employing1    
soliciting1 enticing1 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 ,violation ,an entity   
who engages in the conduct described in 
subsection 7b7 not later than the date  
which is #f months after the date of    
enactment of this ,act shall be liable  
for--  7#a7 entering into a contract in 
restraint of trade or commerce under    
section #a of the ,sherman ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #a72 and  7#b7 engaging in an 
unfair method of competition under      
section #e7;a77#a7 of the ,federal      
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#de7;a77#a774  7d7 ,restrictive         

employment agreements ,nothing in this  
,act may be construed to reduce the     
amount of damages available to a        
plaintiff in a case involving a         
restrictive employment agreement that is
 between #b or more employers that are  
not affiliated with each other through a
 franchise agreement or                 
contractor-subcontractor agreement4