Bill Text: NH SB351 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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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-Enrolled.html

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SB 351 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

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SENATE BILL 351

AN ACT relative to the requirement for notice of non-compete 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

COMMITTEE: Commerce

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill modifies a requirement that an employer provide a copy of a non-compete 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to the requirement for notice of non-compete agreements prior to the start of employment.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Non-Compete Agreements. Amend the subdivision heading preceding RSA 275:70 to read as follows:

Non-Compete Agreements

2 Notice of Non-Compete Agreements. RSA 275:70 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

275:70 Non-Compete Agreements. Any employer who requires an employee who has not previously been employed by the employer to execute a non-compete 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 non-compete 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, non-disclosure, trade secret, intellectual property assignment, or any other type of employment agreement or provision shall remain in full force and effect.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.