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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 725

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Relating to: restrictive covenants applicability.

Employment Vaccination

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a covenant by an assistant, servant, or agent not to compete

with his or her employer or principal during the term of the employment or agency,

or after the termination of that employment or agency, within a specified territory

and during a specified time is lawful and enforceable only if the restrictions imposed

are reasonably necessary for the protection of the employer or principal. Any such

covenant imposing an unreasonable restraint is illegal, void, and unenforceable even

as to any part of the covenant or performance that would be a reasonable restraint.

This bill provides that a covenant by an assistant, servant, or agent not to

compete with his or her employer or principal after the termination of that

employment or agency within a specified territory and during a specified time is

considered an unreasonable restraint and is considered illegal, void, and

unenforceable if the employer or principal employs at least 100 employees and the

assistant, servant, or agent is terminated from that employment or agency for

choosing not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, or for refusing to provide information

regarding the individual's COVID-19 vaccination status.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Neylon (R) , Plumer (R) , Sortwell (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R)

6 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Steffen (R) , Stroebel (R)

Full history

  1. Dec 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Neylon, Magnafici, Allen, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Horlacher, Knodl, Moses, Plumer, Sortwell, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Marklein, Stroebel, Bernier and Felzkowski

  2. Dec 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment

  3. Feb 16, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1