PRINTER'S NO. 671
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
701
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, KRAJEWSKI, KINSEY, RABB, N. NELSON,
ISAACSON, SANCHEZ, McNEILL, D. WILLIAMS, CIRESI, A. DAVIS,
FREEMAN, PISCIOTTANO, ROZZI, SIMS, WEBSTER, HILL-EVANS,
DELLOSO, WARREN, McCLINTON, INNAMORATO AND KINKEAD,
MARCH 1, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 1, 2021
AN ACT
Prohibiting certain covenants not to compete; conferring powers
and duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and
imposing penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Freedom to
Work Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Covenant not to compete." An agreement between an employer
and a low-wage employee that restricts a low-wage employee from
performing work for another employer:
(1) for a specified period of time;
(2) in a specified geographical area; or
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