CHAPTER 70
HB 1270 – FINAL VERSION
7Mar2012… 0840h
2012 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 1270
AN ACT requiring an employer to disclose non-compete and non-piracy agreements prior to making an offer of employment or an offer of change in job classification.
SPONSORS: Rep. K. Murphy, Hills 18; Rep. Infantine, Hills 13; Rep. Abrami, Rock 13; Sen. White, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill requires an employer to disclose non-compete and non-piracy agreements to an employee or potential employee prior to making an offer of employment or an offer of change in job classification.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Mar2012… 0840h
12-2222
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT requiring an employer to disclose non-compete and non-piracy agreements prior to making an offer of employment or an offer of change in job classification.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
70:1 New Subdivision; Non-Compete and Non-Piracy Agreements. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 69 the following new subdivision:
Non-Compete and Non-Piracy Agreements
275:70 Notice of Non-Compete and Non-Piracy Agreements Required. Prior to or concurrent with making an offer of change in job classification or an offer of employment, every employer shall provide a copy of any non-compete or non-piracy agreement that is part of the employment agreement to the employee or potential employee. Any contract that is not in compliance with this section shall be void and unenforceable.
70:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2012
Effective Date: July 14, 2012