,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cibj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,nadl] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cicill9e7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,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 ( competition & agreem5ts 9      
re/ra9t ( trade relat+ to re/rictive    
employm5t agreem5ts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3  7#a7 ,employ2 employ]2    
employee ,! t]ms employ1 employ]1 &     
employee h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 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 prohibits1 re/ricts1  

or 9 any way limits "o employ] f        
employ+1 solicit+1 entic+1 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     
,violation ,an entity :o engages 9 !    
conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 n lat]
 ?an ! date :i* is #f mon?s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all be liable =--
  7#a7 ent]+ into a contract 9 re/ra9t (
 trade or comm]ce "u section #a ( !     
,%]man ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #a72 &  7#b7 
engag+ 9 an unfair me?od ( competition  
"u section #e7;a77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#de7;a77#a774  7d7 ,re/rictive employm5t
 agreem5ts ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be      
con/ru$ to r$uce ! am\nt ( damages      
available to a pla9tiff 9 a case involv+
 a re/rictive employm5t agreem5t t is   
betwe5 #b or m employ]s t are n         
affiliat$ ) ea* o!r ?r\gh a fran*ise    

agreem5t or contractor-subcontractor    
agreem5t4