HF 2134: Prohibiting employers from entering into noncompete agreements with employees under specified circumstances, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to enter into a noncompete agreement. The bill provides that such agreements entered into on or after the effective date of the bill shall be void and unenforceable. The bill defines “noncompete agreement” as an agreement between an employer and an employee that restricts the employee from performing work for a different employer for a specified period of time, work in a specified geographical area, or work for a different employer that is similar to the employee’s work for the employer who is a party to the agreement.

Lobbying · 2 for, 12 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Cosmetology School Association

Against: Ames Chamber of Commerce; Bayer U.S. LLC; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Greater Des Moines Partnership; Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC; Iowa Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers; Iowa Broadcasters Association; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa State Bar Association; Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce; Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.

In plain words

1. January 26, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Labor committee