SB 708

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.