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2019 SESSION

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HB 1792 Employment; covenants not to compete, low-wage employees.

Introduced by: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Employment; covenants not to compete; low-wage employees. Prohibits an employer from entering into a covenant not to compete with any of its low-wage employees. The measure declares that covenants not to compete entered into by an employer and a low-wage employee are contrary to public policy and are void and unenforceable. The measure defines a low-wage employee as one whose average weekly earnings are less than the average weekly wage of the Commonwealth.

FULL TEXT

• 12/27/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101929D  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 12/27/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101929D
• 12/27/18  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/10/19  House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/29/19  House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
• 02/05/19  House: Left in Commerce and Labor