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Workforce Mobility Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-5710| House 
| Updated: 1/29/2020
Scott H. Peters

Scott H. Peters

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (2)
Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Workforce Mobility Act of 2020 This bill prohibits employers from entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce noncompete agreements with employees, subject to exceptions. Noncompete agreements prohibit an employee from performing similar work or working with a competitor employer for a certain period of time or in a specified geographic area after the current working relationship terminates. Employers must post in the workplace a notice of this prohibition. The bill permits certain noncompete agreements in the context of the sale of a business or the dissolution of a business partnership. Violations of the prohibition against noncompete agreements are unfair business practices subject to enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. The Department of Labor also must receive and investigate complaints of such violations and may bring claims to prohibit enforcement of such noncompete agreements and seek civil penalties.
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Timeline
Nov 14, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2614
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
  • November 14, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2614
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.


  • January 29, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 29, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-2614: Workforce Mobility Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBusiness ethicsCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsTrade secrets and economic espionageWages and earnings

Workforce Mobility Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-5710| House 
| Updated: 1/29/2020
Workforce Mobility Act of 2020 This bill prohibits employers from entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce noncompete agreements with employees, subject to exceptions. Noncompete agreements prohibit an employee from performing similar work or working with a competitor employer for a certain period of time or in a specified geographic area after the current working relationship terminates. Employers must post in the workplace a notice of this prohibition. The bill permits certain noncompete agreements in the context of the sale of a business or the dissolution of a business partnership. Violations of the prohibition against noncompete agreements are unfair business practices subject to enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. The Department of Labor also must receive and investigate complaints of such violations and may bring claims to prohibit enforcement of such noncompete agreements and seek civil penalties.
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Timeline
Nov 14, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2614
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
  • November 14, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2614
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-233.


  • January 29, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • January 29, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Scott H. Peters

Scott H. Peters

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (2)
Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-2614: Workforce Mobility Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBusiness ethicsCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsTrade secrets and economic espionageWages and earnings