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Workforce Mobility Act of 2023

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workforce Mobility Act of 2023

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 a business entity may enter into an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic area 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 may enter into an agreement that, upon dissolution of the partnership or dissociation of the partner from the partnership, the partner will 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 the prohibition of noncompete agreements under this bill in a conspicuous area of the workplace and conduct a public awareness campaign to inform the public of the provisions of this bill.

The Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Labor shall investigate or enforce the provisions of the bill. Individuals and state attorneys general may also bring civil actions to enforce the provisions of the bill.

What's happening now February 10, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1