3.0.0 4254 2023-01-11T13:32:27Z 2023-01-11T13:32:27Z House HR 2015-12-15 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 182 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KILMER:H.R. 4254.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have thepower to ``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several states and with the Indian Tribes.''[Page H9328]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-23T21:22:30Z Referred to 2015-12-15T17:01:35Z LADDER Act 114 2873 HR 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS MOVE Act 114 1504 S 2015-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2016-03-23 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2015-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 N Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Contracts and agency Employee hiring Employment discrimination and employee rights Food industry and services Labor-management relations Retail and wholesale trades Labor and Employment 00 2015-12-15 Introduced in House 2016-01-11T21:30:24Z Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act

This bill: (1) prohibits employers from entering into not-to-compete covenants with any grocery store employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and (2) requires an employer of such employees to post a notice of this prohibition in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises.

No employers who own or operate at least one grocery store may, in conjunction with the purchase of one or more grocery stores owned or operated by another employer, include in any agreement between such employers any provision that restricts either employer from hiring a grocery store employee of the other employer.

An employer who acquires the operation of another employer and retains in employment a grocery store employee of the former employee at the same grocery store of the former employer shall continue to recognize, for all employment purposes, the seniority of that grocery store employee, and, to the extent practicable, make available to such employees any benefits made available by the former employer.

The Secretary of Labor shall: (1) enforce a complaint of a violation of this Act in the same manner as a complaint of a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and (2) impose a specified civil fine on any employer who violates this Act.

]]> Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act Display Title Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit employers from requiring grocery store employees to enter into covenants not to compete, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act Introduced in House 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4254ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4254ih.xml 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.