SB 1025 | Prohibits non-compete clauses in employment contracts within the broadcast industry |
Sponsor: | Clay | |||
LR Number: | 4524S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 4524-01 | |
Committee: | Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
Last Action: | 03/08/00 - Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Civil & Criminal | Journal page: | ||
Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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Effective Date: | August 28, 2000 | |||
SB 1025 - This act makes non-compete clauses in employment
contracts within the broadcast industry an unlawful employment
practice. Such contracts are void and unenforceable, and an
employer who violates this provision shall be liable to the
employee for damages and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
JOAN GUMMELS
DAVID TALLMAN
SCA 1 - PROVIDES THAT NON-COMPETE CLAUSES SHALL BE A SEPARATE CONTRACT AND SHALL PROVIDE SEVERANCE PAY DURING THE NON-COMPETE PERIOD.