Noncompetition agreements; prohibits contract that serves to restrict an employee from engaging. (HB1187)

Introduced By

Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/18/2012Committee
01/18/2012Presented and ordered printed 12104107D
01/18/2012Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/31/2012Assigned C & L sub: #1
02/07/2012Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/14/2012Left in Commerce and Labor (0-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Comments

Indentured Servant writes:

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.

Michael writes:

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.