Bill · S. 2031· Senate(119-S-2031)
Workforce Mobility Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/11/2025
- Last activity
- 6/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Christopher Murphy
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Workforce Mobility Act of 2025 aims to prohibit the use and enforcement of most noncompete agreements. This includes restrictions on workers from performing similar work for a set time or in a specific geographic area after their employment ends. The bill provides specific exceptions for the sale of a business or partnership and for certain senior executive officials with specific severance agreements. Employers can still use nondisclosure agreements to protect trade secrets. The Act also mandates that employers post notice of these provisions and establishes enforcement via the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Labor.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
Increased mobility can help low-income workers seek better wages.
Would middle-income households be better off under this?+5
The removal of noncompetes can benefit many middle-class professionals.
Is this likely to grow the economy?+5
The bill aims to boost productivity and innovation by removing labor market restrictions.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-4
The bill restricts the ability of business owners to enforce noncompete agreements.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?-2
The bill limits certain contractual protections available during the sale of a business.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Worker Mobility and Wage Growth: By prohibiting noncompete agreements, the bill seeks to prevent workers from being forced to idle or leave their industries, which the bill suggests can lead to stronger wage growth and increased productivity (Section 2).
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Protection of Labor Market Potential: The Act aims to prevent agreements that restrict worker mobility and impinge on a worker's freedom to maximize their labor market potential (Section 2).
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Access to Legal Redress: Individuals who are aggrieved by a violation of the Act have the right to bring civil actions in court to recover actual damages, as well as the costs of the action and reasonable attorney's fees (Section 6(e)).
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Protection of Trade Secrets via Alternatives: The bill clarifies that employers can still protect themselves using nondisclosure agreements and trade secret protections rather than broad noncompetes (Section 2 and Section 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Business Sales: Sellers of a business entity or partnerships may be limited in their ability to prevent a buyer from carrying on a similar business within a specific geographic area (Section 3(b)(1) and Section 3(b)(2)).
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Limited Protections for Senior Executives: While exceptions exist for senior executive officials in certain sale scenarios, these noncompete agreements are limited to a maximum of one year (Section 3(b)(1)(B)(ii)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Middle Class Households+5Good For Union Workers+3Good For Business Owners-4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5Increases Job Creation+3Improves Small Business Support-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+4
- 6/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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