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On December 15, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia passed a bill that, if enacted into law, would largely ban employers from requiring their D.C. employees to sign non-compete agreements.
If the bill is not vetoed by the Mayor or blocked by Congress, D.C. will join California as one of the few jurisdictions in the United States with near-total prohibitions on the use of non-compete agreements in employment.
Specifically, the bill states that no employer may require or request that an employee who performs work in D.C., or a prospective employee who an employer reasonably expects will perform work in D.C., sign an agreement that includes a non-compete provision. The bill also states that any non-compete entered into after the effective date of the bill is automatically void.