US SB124 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-14 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-14 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit an employer from enforcing, or threatening to enforce, any non-compete agreement in employment contracts with certain entry level, lower wage workers. A non-compete agreement entered into before the enactment of this bill shall be void and have no effect.
Title
Freedom to Compete Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-14 | Senate | Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. |
| 2019-01-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Contracts and agency
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/124/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s124/BILLS-116s124is.pdf |
