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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2111 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2118
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth I. Gordon
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2111 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
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By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2118) of
Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to ban noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth.
Labor and Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 24L of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 104 and 105, the words “provided
3that such consideration is specified in the noncompetition agreement” and inserting in place
4thereof the following: - “provided that such agreement is reasonably related to the requirements
5of the garden leave clause as set out in Section (i) of this subsection and provided further that
6such consideration is specified in the noncompetition agreement.”