MA S1020

Bill

To protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements. It establishes the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which defines "trade secrets" and outlines procedures for protecting them, including injunctions, damages, and attorney's fees. Significantly, it also voids any employment or independent contractor agreements that restrict a person's ability to seek or engage in future work after the relationship has ended, with some exceptions. The bill is intended to make the law on trade secrets uniform across states that enact it.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (9)

Jennifer Benson (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Mary Keefe (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), Denise Provost (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4419 (on 04/17/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1020

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1020
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1020.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1035	Relative to structural steel	No further action taken	Similar To
H1684	To reduce the cost of government and create jobs	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1745	For community empowerment	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H190	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H3362	Relative to employment of persons with disabilities on state contracts	No further action taken	Similar To
H43	Making uniform the law regarding trade secrets	Accompanied a new draft, see H4419	Similar To
H4419	Relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1025	Relative to public higher education collective labor contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S155	Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1697	Further defining fraud in public construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1866	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S506	Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S568	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1035

Relative to structural steel

No further action taken

Similar To

H1684

To reduce the cost of government and create jobs

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H1745

For community empowerment

Accompanied a study order, see H4651

Similar To

H190

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H3362

Relative to employment of persons with disabilities on state contracts

No further action taken

Similar To

H43

Making uniform the law regarding trade secrets

Accompanied a new draft, see H4419

Similar To

H4419

Relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1025

Relative to public higher education collective labor contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S155

Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1697

Further defining fraud in public construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S1744

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S1866

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2498

Similar To

S506

Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S568

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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