S-4698.1
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6526
State of Washington
65th Legislature
2018 Regular Session
By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa, Saldaña, and Kuderer)
READ FIRST TIME 02/02/18.
AN ACT Relating to noncompetition agreements; and adding a new section to chapter 49.44 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 49.44 RCW to read as follows:
Any contract that restrains an hourly employee from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is against public policy and is void and unenforceable to the extent that it restrains a person from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business.
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