# 114-hr-4254: Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act

114-hr-4254, Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4254
- Congress: 114
- Title: Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2015-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Freedom for Workers to Seek Opportunity Act This bill: (1) prohibits employers from entering into not-to-compete covenants with any grocery store employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and (2) requires an employer of such employees to post a notice of this prohibition in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises. No employers who own or operate at least one grocery store may, in conjunction with the purchase of one or more grocery stores owned or operated by another employer, include in any agreement between such employers any provision that restricts either employer from hiring a grocery store employee of the other employer. An employer who acquires the operation of another employer and retains in employment a grocery store employee of the former employee at the same grocery store of the former employer shall continue to recognize, for all employment purposes, the seniority of that grocery store employee, and, to the extent practicable, make available to such employees any benefits made available by the former employer. 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 specified civil fine on any employer who violates this Act.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6512: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6436: U.S. Insurance Regulation Works Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6431: Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6414: Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6407: VA Management Alignment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4254 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4254)

## Related
- [114-hr-6512: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6512)
- [114-hr-6436: U.S. Insurance Regulation Works Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6436)
- [114-hr-6431: Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6431)
- [114-hr-6414: Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6414)
- [114-hr-6407: VA Management Alignment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6407)
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4254 (as of 2025-11-18).