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RSA 275:70-a · Noncompete Agreements for Low-Wage Employees Prohibited

Title
XXIII: LABOR
Chapter
275 · PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
Status
current
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275:70-a Noncompete Agreements for Low-Wage Employees Prohibited. –

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I.

In this section:

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(a)

"Employer" shall have the same meaning as in RSA 279:1, XI.

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(b)

"Low-wage employee" means an employee who earns an hourly rate less than or equal to 200 percent of the federal minimum wage.

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(c)

"Noncompete agreement" means an agreement between an employer and a low-wage employee that restricts such low-wage employee from performing:

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(1)

Work for another employer for a specified period of time;

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(2)

Work in a specified geographical area; or

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(3)

Work for another employer that is similar to such low-wage employee's work for the employer who is a party to the agreement.

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II.

(a) No employer shall require a low-wage employee to enter into a noncompete agreement.

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A noncompete agreement entered into between an employer and a low-wage employee shall be void and unenforceable. Source. 2019, 201:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. Protection from Domestic Violence

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Source. 2019, 201:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. Protection from Domestic Violence

Source history

  • 2019, 201:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. Protection from Domestic Violence

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