US Congress House Bill 4254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act This bill: (1) prohibits employers from entering into not-to-compete covenants with any grocery store employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and (2) requires an employer of such employees to post a notice of this prohibition in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises. No employers who own or operate at least one grocery store may, in conjunction with the purchase of one or more grocery stores owned or operated by another employer, include in any agreement between such employers any provision that restricts either employer from hiring a grocery store employee of the other employer. An employer who acquires the operation of another employer and retains in employment a grocery store employee of the former employee at the same grocery store of the former employer shall continue to recognize, for all employment purposes, the seniority of that grocery store employee, and, to the extent practicable, make available to such employees any benefits made available by the former employer. 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 specified civil fine on any employer who violates this Act.

Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act

Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2015-12-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-12-15	House	Introduced in House

HB2873 (Related) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
SB1504 (Related) 2015-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4254/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4254/BILLS-114hr4254ih.pdf