H.R. 2873: LADDER Act
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H.R. 2873: LADDER Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-24 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
LADDER Act
Plain summary
Limiting the Ability to Demand Detrimental Employment Restrictions Act or the LADDER Act This bill: (1) prohibits employers from entering into not to compete covenants with low-wage employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and (2) requires an employer of such employees to post notice of such prohibition in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises. The bill defines "low-wage employee" as an employee who earns less than the greater of $15 per hour or the state or local minimum wage. In order for an employer to require such an employee who is not a low-wage employee to enter into such a covenant, the employer must have disclosed the requirement for entering into such covenant before hiring such employee. The Secretary of Labor shall: (1) enforce a complaint of a violation of this Act in the same manner as a complaint of a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and (2) impose a civil fine on any employer who violates this Act.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · 7 cosponsors
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Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2873.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2873 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114