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To prohibit employers from requiring employees to enter into covenants not to compete, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5631| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (8)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)

Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Workforce Mobility Act of 2018 This bill prohibits an employer from entering into a covenant not to compete with any employee of such employer. A "covenant not to compete" is an agreement between an employer and employee that restricts such employee from performing any work for another employer for a specified period of time, any work in a specified geographic area, or any work for another employer that is similar to the work performed for the employer who is a party to such agreement. Such an agreement in an employment contract is presumed to be illegal as anticompetitive unless the employer establishes otherwise. An aggrieved party may file a civil action for actual and punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the action is successful.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
  • April 26, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • April 26, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • May 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-2782: A bill to prohibit covenants not to compete and require employers to notify employees of such prohibition, and for other purposes.
Civil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustContracts and agencyEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relations

To prohibit employers from requiring employees to enter into covenants not to compete, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5631| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Workforce Mobility Act of 2018 This bill prohibits an employer from entering into a covenant not to compete with any employee of such employer. A "covenant not to compete" is an agreement between an employer and employee that restricts such employee from performing any work for another employer for a specified period of time, any work in a specified geographic area, or any work for another employer that is similar to the work performed for the employer who is a party to such agreement. Such an agreement in an employment contract is presumed to be illegal as anticompetitive unless the employer establishes otherwise. An aggrieved party may file a civil action for actual and punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the action is successful.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
  • April 26, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • April 26, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • May 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (8)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)

Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-2782: A bill to prohibit covenants not to compete and require employers to notify employees of such prohibition, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustContracts and agencyEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relations