Workforce Mobility Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/26/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 2021-02-25Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-02-25Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-02-25Introduced in House
- 2021-02-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-25 (00)
Workforce Mobility Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the use of noncompete agreements in the context of commercial enterprises except under certain circumstances.
The first exception is that the seller of the entirety of a business interest may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the business being sold has conducted business prior to the agreement. This exception extends to agreements by senior executive officials who have a severance agreement as part of the conditions of sale (i.e., a buyout provision). Second, a partner of an enterprise, in anticipation of the dissolution of the partnership or disassociation of a partner, may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the partnership has conducted business prior to the agreement.
Commercial enterprises must post notice of this prohibition in the workplace.
The Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Labor shall investigate or enforce the provisions of this bill.
Cosponsors (6)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Peter Meijer (R-MI)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Business ethics
- Civil actions and liability
- Competition and antitrust
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor-management relations
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- Wages and earnings
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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