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S. 483 117th Congress Senate

Workforce Mobility Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to prohibit certain noncompete agreements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Christopher Murphy Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 25, 2021
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 Latest action February 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workforce Mobility Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the use of noncompete agreements in the context of commercial enterprises except under certain circumstances.

The first exception is that the seller of the entirety of a business interest may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the business being sold has conducted business prior to the agreement. This exception extends to agreements by senior executive officials who have a severance agreement as part of the conditions of sale (i.e., a buyout provision). Second, a partner of an enterprise, in anticipation of the dissolution of the partnership or disassociation of a partner, may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the partnership has conducted business prior to the agreement.

Commercial enterprises must post notice of this prohibition in the workplace.

The Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Labor shall investigate or enforce the provisions of this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1367 Workforce Mobility Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 25, 2021
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Feb 25, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 483: Workforce Mobility Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-483/
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