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Committee hears bipartisan testimony on expanding noncompete ban statewide
Summary
Senate Bill 5437 would void most noncompetition covenants in Washington, expand existing limits and require employers to notify current and former workers that noncompetes are void; business groups oppose while labor and worker advocates support the change.
The Senate Labor & Commerce Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 54 37, a proposal to void most noncompetition covenants in Washington and require employers to notify affected workers that such agreements are unenforceable.
Committee staff Susan Jones summarized current law and the bill's changes. Under existing state law certain noncompetes are void unless narrow conditions are met, and earnings thresholds exclude many workers from the protection. Jones said the bill would expand the definition of a noncompete, eliminate the earnings thresholds, and require employers to…
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