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HR 2873 114th Congress House Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Contracts and agency Employee hiring Employment discrimination and employee rights Inflation and prices Labor-management relations Wages and earnings

LADDER Act

Introduced: June 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 24, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Limiting the Ability to Demand Detrimental Employment Restrictions Act or the LADDER Act

This bill: (1) prohibits employers from entering into not to compete covenants with low-wage employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and (2) requires an employer of such employees to post notice of such prohibition in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises.

The bill defines "low-wage employee" as an employee who earns less than the greater of $15 per hour or the state or local minimum wage.

In order for an employer to require such an employee who is not a low-wage employee to enter into such a covenant, the employer must have disclosed the requirement for entering into such covenant before hiring such employee.

The Secretary of Labor shall: (1) enforce a complaint of a violation of this Act in the same manner as a complaint of a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and (2) impose a civil fine on any employer who violates this Act.

What's happening now November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3