# 114-hr-2873: LADDER Act

114-hr-2873, LADDER Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2873
- Congress: 114
- Title: LADDER Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2015-06-24
- Sponsor: JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2873 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2873)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2873 (as of 2025-11-18).