Workforce Mobility Act of 2020
Latest action · 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 29, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 29, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 29, 2020 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Jan 29, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2020 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2020Introduced in House
- Jan 29, 2020Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 19, January 29, 2020, page H713.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1367 | Workforce Mobility Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 26, 2021 |
| S 2614 | Workforce Mobility Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 14, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit certain noncompete agreements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Workforce Mobility Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Business ethics
- Civil actions and liability
- Competition and antitrust
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Labor-management relations
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
