US Congress House Bill 2873 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on June 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

LADDER Act Limiting the Ability to Demand Detrimental Employment Restrictions 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.

LADDER Act Limiting the Ability to Demand Detrimental Employment Restrictions Act

Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2015-06-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-06-24	House	Introduced in House

SB1504 (Related) 2015-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB4254 (Related) 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2873/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2873/BILLS-114hr2873ih.pdf