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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 730.6 BROADCASTING INDUSTRY
1 2 NONCOMPETE CONTRACTS VOID.
1 3 Any contract which establishes the terms of employment for
1 4 an employee in the broadcasting industry, including television
1 5 stations, television networks, radio stations, radio networks,
1 6 or any affiliated entities, and which restricts the right of
1 7 such employee to obtain employment in a specified geographic
1 8 area for a specified period of time after termination of
1 9 employment of the employee by the employer or by termination
1 10 of the employment relationship by mutual agreement of the
1 11 employer and the employee or by termination of the employment
1 12 relationship by the expiration of the contract, shall be void
1 13 and unenforceable with respect to such provision. A person
1 14 who attempts to enforce a contract provision in violation of
1 15 this section shall be liable for reasonable attorney fees and
1 16 costs associated with litigation of an affected employee to
1 17 enforce the employee's rights under this section.
1 18 EXPLANATION
1 19 This bill provides that a contract limiting the right of an
1 20 employee in the broadcasting industry to obtain other
1 21 employment in a specific geographic area for a specified time
1 22 after terminating employment under the contract is void. The
1 23 bill provides that a person attempting to enforce a void
1 24 contract provision is liable to the affected employee for
1 25 reasonable attorney fees and costs in any litigation to
1 26 enforce the employee's rights under this new Code section.
1 27 LSB 5069SC 79
1 28 ec/cls/14
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