118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 379 — Freedom To Compete Act of 2023

“A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prevent employers from using non-compete agreements in employment contracts for certain non-exempt employees.”

Labor and employment

Introduced Feb 9, 2023

Last action Feb 9, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Feb 9, 2023

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Referred

Feb 9, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits an employer from enforcing, or threatening to enforce, any non-compete agreement in employment contracts with certain entry level, lower wage workers. A non-compete agreement entered into before the enactment of this bill shall be void and have no effect.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 9, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 9, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.