Non compete agreements may soon be a thing of the past in New York. Following the passage by the New York State Senate of S3100A, the State Assembly passed A1278B, and if signed into law, it would add new Section 191 d into the New York Labor Law just 30 days later.
Earlier this year, legislation was proposed in New York that would effectively ban all post-employment noncompetes. Few paid close attention to the proposals, ostensibly because similar.
New York State considering two bills which would ban post employment noncompete bills S3100A, S6748. The bills contain some vague and contradictory wording which if passed could create questions about if existing noncompete contracts and nonsolicitation clauses are valid.
Last Thursday, New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who represents the 33rd District (basically, the northwestern quadrant of The Bronx), proposed legislation that seeks to collect.
The New York Labor Law has been amended to clarify that workers may not be punished or disciplined for taking legally protected absences. Under Section 215 of the Labor Law, employers.