End Employer Collusion Act

Summary

End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens to enforce, a restrictive employment agreement. The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission the power to enforce the requirements of this bill.

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Timeline

1. 26 April 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 May 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 April 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 April 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 April 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 April 2018

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Sponsors

• Keith Ellison · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• David Cicilline · D · Sponsor
• JOSEPH CROWLEY · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsed00 · Standing

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