SB 1170 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: prohibitions on postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts.

This bill prohibits employers from including postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts, which would prevent former employees from recruiting their current coworkers for other jobs. The law declares such provisions illegal, void, and unenforceable because they impose an unreasonable restraint on trade after employment ends. Employers must post notices in conspicuous locations and on their websites explaining that these clauses are unenforceable. The restrictions apply to contracts entered into, extended, modified, or renewed on the bill's effective date.
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Introduced Mar 19, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Larson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Udell, Anderson, Arney, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Miresse, Sheehan, Sinicki and Stubbs
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