| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.2787 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEKEATHLEY. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 5675H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter431,RSMo,byaddingtheretonineteennewsectionsrelatingtorestrictive |
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| 8 | 8 | | employmentagreements,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter431,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretonineteennewsections, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2tobeknownassections431.300,431.302,431.304,431.306,431.308,431.310,431.312, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3431.314,431.316,431.318,431.320,431.322,431.324,431.326,431.328,431.330,431.332, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 4431.334,and431.338,toreadasfollows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 431.300.Sections431.300to431.338maybecitedasthe"UniformRestrictive |
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| 15 | 15 | | 2EmploymentAgreementAct". |
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| 16 | 16 | | 431.302.Insections431.300to431.338: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2 (1)"Confidentialityagreement"meansarestrictiveemploymentagreement |
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| 18 | 18 | | 3that: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 4 (a)Prohibitsaworkerfromusingordisclosinginformation;and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 5 (b)Isnotaconditionofsettlementorotherresolutionofadispute; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 6 (2)"Electronic"meansrelatingtotechnologyhavingelectrical,digital, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 7magnetic,wireless,optical,electromagnetic,orsimilarcapabilities; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 8 (3)"Employer"meansapersonthathiresorcontractswithaworkertowork |
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| 24 | 24 | | 9fortheperson; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 10 (4)"No-businessagreement"meansarestrictiveemploymentagreementthat |
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| 26 | 26 | | 11prohibitsaworkerfromworkingforaclientorcustomeroftheemployer; |
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| 27 | 27 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 28 | 28 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 12 (5)"Noncompeteagreement"meansarestrictiveemploymentagreementthat |
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| 29 | 29 | | 13prohibitsaworkerfromworkingotherthanfortheemployer.Thetermdoesnot |
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| 30 | 30 | | 14includeano-businessagreement; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 15 (6)"Nonsolicitationagreement"meansarestrictiveemploymentagreementthat |
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| 32 | 32 | | 16prohibitsaworkerfromsolicitingaclientorcustomeroftheemployer; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 17 (7)"No-recruitagreement"meansarestrictiveemploymentagreementthat |
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| 34 | 34 | | 18prohibitsaworkerfromhiringorrecruitinganotherworkeroftheemployer; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 19 (8)"Payment-for-competitionagreement"meansarestrictiveemployment |
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| 36 | 36 | | 20agreementthatimposesanadversefinancialconsequenceonaworkerforworking |
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| 37 | 37 | | 21otherthanfortheemployerbutdoesnotexpresslyprohibitthework; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 22 (9)"Person"meansanindividual,estate,businessornonprofitentity,orother |
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| 39 | 39 | | 23legalentity.Thetermdoesnotincludeapubliccorporationorgovernmentor |
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| 40 | 40 | | 24governmentalsubdivision,agency,orinstrumentality; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 25 (10)"Record"meansinformation: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 26 (a)Inscribedonatangiblemedium;or |
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| 43 | 43 | | 27 (b)Storedinanelectronicorothermediumandretrievableinperceivableform; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 28 (11)"Restrictiveemploymentagreement"meansanagreementorpartof |
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| 45 | 45 | | 29anotheragreementbetweenanemployerandworkerthatprohibits,limits,orsetsa |
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| 46 | 46 | | 30conditiononworkingotherthanfortheemployeraftertheworkrelationshipendsora |
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| 47 | 47 | | 31saleofabusinessisconsummated.Thetermincludesaconfidentialityagreement,no- |
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| 48 | 48 | | 32businessagreement,noncompeteagreement,nonsolicitationagreement,no-recruit |
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| 49 | 49 | | 33agreement,payment-for-competitionagreement,andtraining-repaymentagreement; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 34 (12)"Saleofabusiness"meanssale,merger,consolidation,amalgamation, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 35reorganization,orothertransaction,howeverdenominated,of: |
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| 52 | 52 | | 36 (a)Allorpartofabusinessornonprofitentityorassociation,orallorpartofits |
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| 53 | 53 | | 37assets;or |
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| 54 | 54 | | 38 (b)Asubstantialownershipinterestintheentityorassociation; |
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| 55 | 55 | | 39 (13)"Sign"means,withpresentintenttoauthenticateoradoptarecord: |
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| 56 | 56 | | 40 (a)Executeoradoptatangiblesymbol;or |
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| 57 | 57 | | 41 (b)Attachtoorlogicallyassociatewiththerecordanelectronicsymbol,sound, |
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| 58 | 58 | | 42orprocess; |
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| 59 | 59 | | 43 (14)"Signedagreement"meansarestrictiveemploymentagreementsignedby |
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| 60 | 60 | | 44theworkerandemployer; |
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| 61 | 61 | | 45 (15)"Specialtraining"meansinstructionorothereducationaworkerreceives |
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| 62 | 62 | | 46fromasourceotherthantheemployerthat: |
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| 63 | 63 | | 47 (a)Isdesignedtoenhancetheabilityoftheworkertoperformtheworker’s |
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| 64 | 64 | | 48work; |
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| 65 | 65 | | HB2787 2 49 (b)Isnotnormallyreceivedbyotherworkers;and |
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| 66 | 66 | | 50 (c)Requiresasignificantandidentifiableexpenditurebytheemployerdistinct |
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| 67 | 67 | | 51fromordinaryon-the-jobtraining; |
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| 68 | 68 | | 52 (16)"Statedrateofpay"meansthecompensation,calculatedonanannualized |
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| 69 | 69 | | 53basis,anemployeragreestopayaworker.Theterm: |
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| 70 | 70 | | 54 (a)Includesawage,salary,professionalfee,othercompensationforpersonal |
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| 71 | 71 | | 55service,andthefairmarketvalueofallremunerationotherthancash;and |
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| 72 | 72 | | 56 (b)Doesnotinclude: |
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| 73 | 73 | | 57 a.Ahealthcarebenefit,severancepay,retirementbenefit,orexpense |
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| 74 | 74 | | 58reimbursement; |
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| 75 | 75 | | 59 b.Distributionofearningsandprofitthatisnotcompensationforpersonal |
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| 76 | 76 | | 60service;or |
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| 77 | 77 | | 61 c.Anticipatedbutindeterminablecompensation,includingatip,bonus,or |
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| 78 | 78 | | 62commission; |
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| 79 | 79 | | 63 (17)"Tradesecret"hasthemeaningassuchtermisdefinedundersection |
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| 80 | 80 | | 64417.453; |
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| 81 | 81 | | 65 (18)"Training-repaymentagreement"meansarestrictiveemployment |
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| 82 | 82 | | 66agreementthatrequiresaworkertorepaytheemployerfortrainingcostsincurred |
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| 83 | 83 | | 67bytheemployer; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 68 (19)"Work"meansprovidingservice; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 69 (20)"Worker"meansanindividualwhoworksforanemployer.Theterm: |
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| 86 | 86 | | 70 (a)Includesanemployee,independentcontractor,extern,intern,volunteer, |
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| 87 | 87 | | 71apprentice,soleproprietorwhoprovidesservicetoaclientorcustomer,andan |
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| 88 | 88 | | 72individualwhoprovidesservicethroughabusinessornonprofitentityorassociation; |
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| 89 | 89 | | 73 (b)Doesnotincludeanindividual,eveniftheindividualperformsincidental |
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| 90 | 90 | | 74servicefortheemployer,whosesolerelationshipwiththeemployeris: |
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| 91 | 91 | | 75 a.Asamemberofaboardofdirectorsorothergoverningoradvisoryboard; |
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| 92 | 92 | | 76 b.Anindividualunderwhoseauthoritythepowersofabusinessornonprofit |
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| 93 | 93 | | 77entityorassociationareexercised; |
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| 94 | 94 | | 78 c.Aninvestor;or |
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| 95 | 95 | | 79 d.Avendorofgoods. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 431.304.1.Sections431.300to431.338applytoarestrictiveemployment |
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| 97 | 97 | | 2agreement.Ifarestrictiveemploymentagreementispartofanotheragreement, |
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| 98 | 98 | | 3sections431.300to431.338donotaffectotherpartsoftheotheragreement. |
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| 99 | 99 | | 4 2.Sections431.300to431.338supersedecommonlawonlytotheextentthat |
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| 100 | 100 | | 5sections431.300to431.338applytoarestrictiveemploymentagreementbutotherwise |
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| 101 | 101 | | 6doesnotaffectprinciplesoflawandequityconsistentwithsections431.300to431.338. |
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| 102 | 102 | | HB2787 3 7 3.Sections431.300to431.338donotaffectanagreementtotakeanactionsolely |
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| 103 | 103 | | 8totransfer,perfect,orenforceapatent,copyright,tradesecret,orsimilarright. |
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| 104 | 104 | | 9 4.Sections431.300to431.338donotaffectanoncompetitionobligationarising |
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| 105 | 105 | | 10solelyasaresultofanexistingownershipinterestinabusinessentity. |
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| 106 | 106 | | 11 5.Sections431.300to431.338donotaffectanagreementthatrequiresaworker |
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| 107 | 107 | | 12toforfeitcompensationaftertheworkrelationshipends,includingvacationor |
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| 108 | 108 | | 13retirementbenefits,therighttowhichaccruedbeforetheworkrelationshipends. |
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| 109 | 109 | | 431.306.1.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection5ofthissection,arestrictive |
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| 110 | 110 | | 2employmentagreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunless: |
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| 111 | 111 | | 3 (1)Theemployerprovidesacopyoftheproposedagreementinarecordto: |
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| 112 | 112 | | 4 (a)Subjecttosubsection2ofthissection,aprospectiveworker,atleastfourteen |
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| 113 | 113 | | 5daysbeforetheprospectiveworkeracceptsworkorcommenceswork,whicheveris |
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| 114 | 114 | | 6earlier; |
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| 115 | 115 | | 7 (b)Acurrentworkerwhoreceivesamaterialincreaseincompensation,atleast |
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| 116 | 116 | | 8fourteendaysbeforetheincreaseortheworkeracceptsachangeinjobstatusor |
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| 117 | 117 | | 9responsibilities,whicheverisearlier;or |
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| 118 | 118 | | 10 (c)Adepartingworkerwhoisgivenconsiderationinadditiontoanythingof |
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| 119 | 119 | | 11valuetowhichtheworkeralreadyisentitled,atleastfourteendaysbeforethe |
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| 120 | 120 | | 12agreementisrequiredtobesigned; |
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| 121 | 121 | | 13 (2)Withthecopyoftheproposedagreementprovidedundersubdivision(1)of |
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| 122 | 122 | | 14thissubsection,theemployerprovidestheworkerinarecordtheseparatenotice,inthe |
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| 123 | 123 | | 15preferredlanguageoftheworkerifavailable,prescribedbythedepartmentoflabor |
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| 124 | 124 | | 16andindustrialrelationsundersubsection4ofthissection; |
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| 125 | 125 | | 17 (3)Theproposedagreementandthesignedagreementclearlyspecifythe |
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| 126 | 126 | | 18information,typeofworkactivity,orextentofcompetitionthattheagreement |
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| 127 | 127 | | 19prohibits,limits,orsetsconditionsonaftertheworkrelationshipends; |
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| 128 | 128 | | 20 (4)Theagreementisinarecordseparatelysignedbytheworkerandemployer |
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| 129 | 129 | | 21andtheemployerpromptlyprovidestheworkeracopyofthesignedagreement;and |
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| 130 | 130 | | 22 (5)Subjecttosubsection3ofthissection,theemployerprovidesanadditional |
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| 131 | 131 | | 23copyoftheagreementtotheworker,notlaterthanfourteendaysaftertheworker,ina |
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| 132 | 132 | | 24record,requestsacopy,unlesstheemployerreasonablyandingoodfaithisunableto |
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| 133 | 133 | | 25providethecopynotlaterthanfourteendaysaftertherequestandtheworkerisnot |
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| 134 | 134 | | 26prejudicedbythedelay. |
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| 135 | 135 | | 27 2.Aworkermaywaivethefourteen-dayrequirementofparagraph(a)of |
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| 136 | 136 | | 28subdivision(1)ofsubsection1ofthissectioniftheworkerreceivesthesignedagreement |
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| 137 | 137 | | 29beforebeginningwork.Iftheworkerwaivestherequirement,theworkermayrescind |
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| 138 | 138 | | HB2787 4 30theentireemploymentagreementnotlaterthanfourteendaysaftertheworkerreceives |
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| 139 | 139 | | 31theagreement. |
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| 140 | 140 | | 32 3.Anemployerisnotrequiredundersubdivision(5)ofsubsection1ofthis |
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| 141 | 141 | | 33sectiontoprovideanadditionalcopyoftheagreementmorethanonceduringa |
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| 142 | 142 | | 34calendaryear. |
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| 143 | 143 | | 35 4.Thedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsshallprescribethenoticean |
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| 144 | 144 | | 36employermustprovideundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1ofthissection.Thenotice |
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| 145 | 145 | | 37mustinformtheworker,inlanguageanaveragereadercanunderstand,ofthe |
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| 146 | 146 | | 38requirementsofsections431.300to431.338,includingtherequirementsofsubsection1 |
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| 147 | 147 | | 39ofthissectionandsections431.308to431.326andstatethatsections431.300to431.338 |
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| 148 | 148 | | 40establishpenaltiesagainstanemployerthatentersintoaprohibitedagreement.The |
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| 149 | 149 | | 41departmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsshallmakethenoticeavailableto |
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| 150 | 150 | | 42employersonitspubliclyaccessiblewebsiteorinotherappropriateways.The |
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| 151 | 151 | | 43departmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsmay: |
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| 152 | 152 | | 44 (1)Produceaseparatenoticeforeachtypeofrestrictiveemploymentagreement; |
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| 153 | 153 | | 45and |
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| 154 | 154 | | 46 (2)TranslatethenoticeintolanguagesotherthanEnglishusedbyasubstantial |
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| 155 | 155 | | 47portionofthestate’slaborforce. |
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| 156 | 156 | | 48 5.Thissectiondoesnotapplytoarestrictiveemploymentagreementin |
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| 157 | 157 | | 49connectionwiththesaleofabusinessofwhichtheworkerisasubstantialownerand |
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| 158 | 158 | | 50consentstothesale. |
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| 159 | 159 | | 431.308.Arestrictiveemploymentagreement,otherthanaconfidentiality |
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| 160 | 160 | | 2agreementortraining-repaymentagreement,is: |
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| 161 | 161 | | 3 (1)Prohibitedandunenforceableif,whentheworkersignstheagreement,the |
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| 162 | 162 | | 4workerhasastatedrateofpaylessthantheannualmeanwageofemployeesinthis |
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| 163 | 163 | | 5stateasdeterminedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofLabor,BureauofLabor |
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| 164 | 164 | | 6Statistics;and |
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| 165 | 165 | | 7 (2)Unenforceableif,atanytimeduringtheworkrelationship,theworker’s |
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| 166 | 166 | | 8compensationfromtheemployer,calculatedonanannualizedbasis,islessthanthe |
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| 167 | 167 | | 9annualmeanwageofemployeesinthisstateasdeterminedbytheUnitedStates |
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| 168 | 168 | | 10DepartmentofLabor,BureauofLaborStatistics. |
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| 169 | 169 | | 431.310.Arestrictiveemploymentagreement,otherthanaconfidentiality |
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| 170 | 170 | | 2agreementortraining-repaymentagreement,isunenforceableif: |
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| 171 | 171 | | 3 (1)theworkerresignsforgoodcauseattributabletotheemployer;or |
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| 172 | 172 | | 4 (2)theemployerterminatestheworkerforareasonotherthanwillful |
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| 173 | 173 | | 5misconductorthecompletionoftheagreedworkorthetermofthecontract. |
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| 174 | 174 | | HB2787 5 431.312.Arestrictiveemploymentagreementisprohibitedandunenforceable |
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| 175 | 175 | | 2unlessitisreasonable. |
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| 176 | 176 | | 431.314.Anoncompeteagreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunless: |
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| 177 | 177 | | 2 (1)Theagreementprotectsanyofthefollowinglegitimatebusinessinterests: |
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| 178 | 178 | | 3 (a)Thesaleofabusinessofwhichtheworkerisasubstantialownerand |
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| 179 | 179 | | 4consentstothesale; |
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| 180 | 180 | | 5 (b)Thecreationofabusinessinwhichtheworkerisasubstantialowner; |
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| 181 | 181 | | 6 (c)Atradesecret;or |
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| 182 | 182 | | 7 (d)Anongoingclientorcustomerrelationshipoftheemployer; |
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| 183 | 183 | | 8 (2)Whentheworkersignstheagreementandthroughthetimeofenforcement, |
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| 184 | 184 | | 9theagreementisnarrowlytailoredinduration,geographicalarea,andscopeofactual |
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| 185 | 185 | | 10competitiontoprotectaninterestundersubdivision(1)ofthissection,andtheinterest |
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| 186 | 186 | | 11cannotbeprotectedadequatelybyanotherrestrictiveemploymentagreement;and |
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| 187 | 187 | | 12 (3)Theprohibitiononcompetitionlastsnotlongerthan: |
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| 188 | 188 | | 13 (a)Fiveyearsaftertheworkrelationshipendswhenprotectinganinterestunder |
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| 189 | 189 | | 14paragraph(a)or(b)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissection;or |
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| 190 | 190 | | 15 (b)Oneyearaftertheworkrelationshipendswhenprotectinganinterestunder |
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| 191 | 191 | | 16paragraph(c)or(d)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissectionbutnotaninterestunder |
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| 192 | 192 | | 17paragraph(a)or(b)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissection. |
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| 193 | 193 | | 431.316.Aconfidentialityagreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunlessthe |
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| 194 | 194 | | 2workermayuseanddiscloseinformationthat: |
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| 195 | 195 | | 3 (1)Arisesfromtheworker’sgeneraltraining,knowledge,skill,orexperience, |
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| 196 | 196 | | 4whethergainedonthejoborotherwise; |
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| 197 | 197 | | 5 (2)Isreadilyascertainabletotherelevantpublic;or |
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| 198 | 198 | | 6 (3)Isirrelevanttotheemployer’sbusiness. |
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| 199 | 199 | | 431.318.Ano-businessagreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunlessthe |
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| 200 | 200 | | 2agreement: |
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| 201 | 201 | | 3 (1)Appliesonlytoaprospectiveorongoingclientorcustomeroftheemployer |
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| 202 | 202 | | 4withwhichtheworkerhadworkedpersonally;and |
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| 203 | 203 | | 5 (2)Lastsnotlongerthansixmonthsaftertheworkrelationshipbetweenthe |
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| 204 | 204 | | 6employerandworkerends. |
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| 205 | 205 | | 431.320.Anonsolicitationagreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunlessthe |
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| 206 | 206 | | 2agreement: |
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| 207 | 207 | | 3 (1)Appliesonlytoaprospectiveorongoingclientorcustomeroftheemployer |
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| 208 | 208 | | 4withwhichtheworkerhadworkedpersonally;and |
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| 209 | 209 | | 5 (2)Lastsnotlongerthanoneyearaftertheworkrelationshipbetweenthe |
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| 210 | 210 | | 6employerandworkerends. |
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| 211 | 211 | | HB2787 6 431.322.Ano-recruitagreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunlessthe |
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| 212 | 212 | | 2agreementprohibitshiringorrecruitingonly: |
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| 213 | 213 | | 3 (1)Anotherworkercurrentlyworkingfortheemployerwithwhomtheworker |
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| 214 | 214 | | 4hadworkedpersonally;and |
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| 215 | 215 | | 5 (2)Lastsnotlongerthansixmonthsaftertheworkrelationshipbetweenthe |
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| 216 | 216 | | 6employerandworkerends. |
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| 217 | 217 | | 431.324.Apayment-for-competitionagreementisprohibitedandunenforceable |
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| 218 | 218 | | 2unlesstheagreement: |
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| 219 | 219 | | 3 (1)Imposesafinancialconsequencethatisnotgreaterthantheactual |
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| 220 | 220 | | 4competitiveharmtotheemployer;and |
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| 221 | 221 | | 5 (2)Lastsnotlongerthanoneyearaftertheworkrelationshipbetweenthe |
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| 222 | 222 | | 6employerandworkerends. |
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| 223 | 223 | | 431.326.Atraining-repaymentagreementisprohibitedandunenforceable |
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| 224 | 224 | | 2unlesstheagreement: |
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| 225 | 225 | | 3 (1)Requiresrepaymentonlyofthecostofspecialtraining; |
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| 226 | 226 | | 4 (2)Lastsnotlongerthantwoyearsafterthespecialtrainingiscompleted;and |
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| 227 | 227 | | 5 (3)Proratestherepaymentforworkdoneduringthepost-trainingperiod. |
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| 228 | 228 | | 431.328.Exceptasprovidedundersubsection2ofsection431.306orinthe |
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| 229 | 229 | | 2contextofresolvinganissueinlitigationorotherdisputeresolution,apartytoa |
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| 230 | 230 | | 3restrictiveemploymentagreementmaynotwaivearequirementofsections431.300to |
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| 231 | 231 | | 4431.338orstipulatetoafacttoavoidarequirementofsections431.300to431.338. |
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| 232 | 232 | | 431.330.1.Thecourtmaynotmodifyarestrictiveemploymentagreementthat |
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| 233 | 233 | | 2restrictsaworkerbeyondaperiodimposedundersections431.300to431.338tomake |
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| 234 | 234 | | 3theagreementenforceable.Thecourtmaymodifyanagreementthatotherwiseviolates |
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| 235 | 235 | | 4sections431.300to431.338onlyonafindingthattheemployerreasonablyandingood |
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| 236 | 236 | | 5faithbelievedtheagreementwasenforceableundersections431.300to431.338andonly |
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| 237 | 237 | | 6totheextentnecessarytoprotecttheemployer’sinterestandrendertheagreement |
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| 238 | 238 | | 7enforceable. |
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| 239 | 239 | | 8 2.Aworkerwhoisapartytoarestrictiveemploymentagreementora |
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| 240 | 240 | | 9subsequentemployerthathashiredorisconsideringhiringtheworkermayseeka |
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| 241 | 241 | | 10declaratoryjudgmentthattheagreementisunenforceable. |
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| 242 | 242 | | 11 3.Inadditiontootherjudicialremedies,acourtmayawardstatutorydamages |
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| 243 | 243 | | 12undersubsection5ofthissectionandinaprivateactionreasonableattorney’sfeestoa |
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| 244 | 244 | | 13partythatsuccessfullychallengesordefendsagainstenforceabilityofarestrictive |
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| 245 | 245 | | 14employmentagreementorprovesaviolationofsections431.300to431.338. |
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| 246 | 246 | | 15 4.Anemployerseekingtoenforcearestrictiveemploymentagreementhasthe |
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| 247 | 247 | | 16burdenofprovingcompliancewithsections431.300to431.338. |
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| 248 | 248 | | HB2787 7 17 5.Anemployerthatentersarestrictiveemploymentagreementthatthe |
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| 249 | 249 | | 18employerknowsorreasonablyshouldknowisprohibitedbysections431.300to431.338 |
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| 250 | 250 | | 19commitsacivilviolation.Thedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsorthe |
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| 251 | 251 | | 20attorneygeneralmaybringanactiononbehalfoftheworker,ortheworkermaybring |
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| 252 | 252 | | 21aprivateaction,againsttheemployertoenforcethissubsection.Thecourtmayaward |
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| 253 | 253 | | 22statutorydamagesofnotmorethanfivethousanddollarsperworkerperagreementfor |
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| 254 | 254 | | 23eachviolationofthissubsection. |
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| 255 | 255 | | 431.332.1.Achoiceoflawprovisionthatappliestoarestrictiveemployment |
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| 256 | 256 | | 2agreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunlessitrequiresthatadisputearising |
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| 257 | 257 | | 3undertheagreementbegovernedbythelawofthejurisdictionwheretheworker |
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| 258 | 258 | | 4primarilyworksfortheemployeror,iftheworkrelationshiphasended,thejurisdiction |
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| 259 | 259 | | 5wheretheworkerprimarilyworkedwhentherelationshipended. |
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| 260 | 260 | | 6 2.Achoiceofvenueprovisionthatappliestoarestrictiveemployment |
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| 261 | 261 | | 7agreementisprohibitedandunenforceableunlessitrequiresthatadisputearising |
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| 262 | 262 | | 8undertheagreementbedecidedinajurisdictionwhere: |
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| 263 | 263 | | 9 (1)Theworkerprimarilyworksor,iftheworkrelationshiphasended,a |
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| 264 | 264 | | 10jurisdictionwheretheworkerprimarilyworkedwhentherelationshipended;or |
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| 265 | 265 | | 11 (2)Theworkerresidesatthetimeofthedispute. |
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| 266 | 266 | | 431.334.Inapplyingandconstruingthisuniformact,acourtshallconsiderthe |
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| 267 | 267 | | 2promotionofuniformityofthelawamongjurisdictionsthatenactit. |
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| 268 | 268 | | 431.338.1.Exceptasprovidedinthissection,sections431.300to431.338donot |
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| 269 | 269 | | 2affectthevalidityofarestrictiveemploymentagreementineffectbeforeAugust28, |
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| 270 | 270 | | 32024. |
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| 271 | 271 | | 4 2.Theprovisionsofsubdivision(5)ofsubsection1ofsection431.306andsection |
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| 272 | 272 | | 5431.308applytoarestrictiveemploymentagreemententeredintobefore,on,orafter |
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| 273 | 273 | | 6August28,2024. |
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| 274 | 274 | | ✔ |
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| 275 | 275 | | HB2787 8 |
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