HB332: Contracts; covenants in agreements between employers and low-wage employees that restrict competition after term of employment; prohibit

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictive covenants in contracts, so as to prohibit covenants in agreements between employers and low-wage employees that restrict competition after the term of employment; to require employers to provide prior notification to employees and prospective employees whose employment is conditioned upon the acceptance of a contract containing such covenants; to provide courts with the power to use competition restrictions as remedial measures; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.