,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjai,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 ( competition 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 two 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 ,removal (     
re/rictive employm5t agreem5ts 9        
fran*ise agreem5ts ,any employ] t has 9 
effect a fran*ise agreem5t t includes a 
re/rictive employm5t agreem5t t 0 ent]$ 
into prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act %all1 n lat] ?an ! date :i* is #f  
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 am5d ! fran*ise agreem5t to remove !   
re/rictive employm5t agreem5t4  7d7     
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,private "r ( action    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son :o fails to    
comply ) subsection 7b7 or 7c7 %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 or 7c7 %all be subject to
 ! p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges & 
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq474  7e7 ,re/rictive employm5t       
agreem5ts ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be       
con/ru$ 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