In January 2019, Florida Senator Marco Rubio introduced the “Freedom to Compete Act” (the “Act”), which would limit an employer’s ability to enter into non-competition agreements with certain entry-level, low-wage employees. Additionally, the Act seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to void existing non-compete agreements — and outlaw any new non-compete agreements — between employers and employees classified as “non-exempt” under the FLSA. Employers who violate provisions of the Act “shall be liable for such legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to effectuate the purposes of such section.”
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