Noncompetition agreements; prohibits contract that serves to restrict an employee from engaging. (HB1187)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Noncompetition agreements. Makes unlawful any contract that serves to restrict an employee or former employee from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind. Exceptions are created for persons selling a business, former partners in a partnership, and former members in a limited liability company, who agree to refrain from carrying on a similar business within a specified geographic area in which the original entity carries on business. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
- 01/18/2012 Committee
- 01/18/2012 Presented and ordered printed 12104107D
- 01/18/2012 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/2012 Assigned C & L sub: #1
- 02/07/2012 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
- 02/14/2012 Left in Commerce and Labor (0-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
Comments
Employees subject to these non compete clauses have to literally leave the area they live in to switch employers. It is a completely unfair labor practice, and needs a remedy.
I think this is too broad. It is not unreasonable for a software company to expect that its former employees not work for a competitor (for a period of time) if their new job at the competitor involved developing a competing product.Other than that, though, I see nothing else problematic.