Bill Text: NH SB351 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to the requirement for notice of noncompete agreements prior to the start of employment.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-29 - Signed by the Governor on 07/28/2014; Chapter 0289; Effective 07/28/2014 [SB351 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2014-SB351-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 289
SB 351 – FINAL VERSION
02/19/14 0566s
05/01/14 1585EBA
2014 SESSION
06/01
SENATE BILL 351
AN ACT relative to the requirement for notice of noncompete agreements prior to the start of employment.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bragdon, Dist 11; Sen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. Campbell, Hills 33; Rep. Barry, Hills 21
This bill modifies a requirement that an employer provide a copy of a noncompete agreement to a potential employee when making an offer of employment.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/19/14 0566s
05/01/14 1585EBA
14-2787
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to the requirement for notice of noncompete agreements prior to the start of employment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
289:1 Noncompete Agreements. The subdivision heading preceding RSA 275:70 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
Noncompete Agreements
289:2 Notice of Noncompete Agreements. RSA 275:70 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
275:70 Noncompete Agreements. Any employer who requires an employee who has not previously been employed by the employer to execute a noncompete agreement as a condition of employment shall provide a copy of such agreement to the potential employee prior to the employee’s acceptance of an offer of employment. A noncompete agreement that has not been disclosed to an employee as required by this section shall not be enforceable against the employee, but all other provisions of any employment, confidentiality, nondisclosure, trade secret, intellectual property assignment, or any other type of employment agreement or provision shall remain in full force and effect.
289:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 28, 2014
Effective Date: July 28, 2014
