,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjai,mr4 
,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair ,labor      
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich to prev5t employ]s f
 us+ non-compete agreem5ts 9 employm5t  
contracts = c]ta9 non-exempt employees4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fre$om to ,compete ,act4  #b4        
,limitation on non-compete agreem5ts    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #g !      
foll[+3  #h4 ,limitation on non-compete 
agreem5ts  7a7 ,def9ition ( non-,compete
 agreem5t ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m         
non-compete agreem5t means an agreem5t1 
ent]$ into 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  7b7 ,9 g5]al    
7#a7 ,no en=cem5t ( non-compete         
agreem5ts ,any non-compete agreem5t     
ent]$ into be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( !   
,fre$om to ,compete ,act %all be void & 
h no effect4 ,an employ] %all n en=ce1  
or ?reat5 to en=ce1 any non-compete     
agreem5t ) an employee4  7#b7 ,no new   
non-compete agreem5ts ,beg9n+ on ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,fre$om to ,compete ,act1
 an employ] %all n ent] into1 ext5d1 or 
r5ew any non-compete agreem5t ) an      
employee4  7#c7 ,limit on applicability 
,?is subsection %all n apply ) respect  
to any employee describ$ 9 section      
#ac7;a77#a74  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
reg>d+ trade secrets ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 %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  4  7b7       
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,prohibit$ act ,section 
#ae7;a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (  
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bae7;a77 is       
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ !
 p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 & 
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 to
 violate any ( ! provisions ( section   
#h4  4  7#b7 ,p5alties ,section #af ( ! 
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #baf7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9       
subsection 7a71 by ins]t+ 1 except t a  
p]son convict$ ( a violation ( section  
#ae7;a77#f7 %all n be subject to        
imprisonm5t aft] or bo?2  7,b7 9        
subsection 7b71 by ins]t+ ,any employ]  
:o violates ! provisions ( section #h   
%all be liable = su* legal or equitable 
relief z may be appropriate to          
effectuate ! purposes ( su* section4    
aft] ! ?ird s5t5ce2  7,c7 9 subsection  
7c71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,!      
au?ority & requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is   

subsection %all also apply ) respect to 
a violation ( section #h1 z appropriate1
 & ! employ] %all be liable = su* legal 
or equitable relief z may be appropriate
 to effectuate ! purposes ( su*         
section42 &  7,d7 9 subsection 7e77#b71 
by /rik+ section #f or #g1 relat+ to    
wages1 & ins]t+ section #f1 #g1 or #h1  
relat+ to wages or non-compete          
agreem5ts14  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t        
,section #aj ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds    
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baj7 is    
repeal$4  7d7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all 
take effect #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7              
,applicability ,?is ,act1 & ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is ,act1 %all apply ) respect  
to any dispute or claim = :i* proce$+s  
comm5c$ on or aft] ! effective date     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74