Labor & Workforce Development Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRPERSON ELISSA SILVERMAN COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B23-494, Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2019 Friday, December 6, 2019, 10:00 a.m. Hearing Room 500, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Councilmember Elissa Silverman, Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, announces a public hearing before the Committee on B23-494, the Ban on Non- Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2019. The law would protect District workers who earn up to three times the hourly minimum wage from having to sign Non-Compete Agreements, which are contracts that prevent workers from taking a job – either at the same time or in the future – with a different employer in the same industry or geographic area. The bill would also ban this language in a company policy manual or handbook. Employers in violation of the law could be investigated and assessed penalties and employees could recover damages from an employer that violated their rights. The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 6, 2019, in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. Those who wish to testify before the Committee are asked to contact Ms. Charnisa Royster at labor@dccouncil.us or (202) 724-7772 by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, to provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any), as well as the language of oral interpretation, if any, they require. Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation, including `American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, are requested to inform this office of the need as soon as possible but no later than Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm. Those wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. Those representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony, and other individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses. If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by email to Ms. Royster at labor@dccouncil.us or mailed to the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 115 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2019.