Connecticut General Statutes 31-50a – Noncompete agreements: Security guards
(a) No employer may require any person employed in the classification 339032 of the standard occupational classification system of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor to enter into an agreement prohibiting such person from engaging in the same or a similar job, at the same location at which the employer employs such person, for another employer or as a self-employed person, unless the employer proves that such person has obtained trade secrets, as defined in subsection (d) of section 35-51, of the employer.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 31-50a
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(b) (1) Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action in the Superior Court to recover damages and for such injunctive and equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.
(2) The Labor Commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for restitution on behalf of any person injured by any violation of this section and for such injunctive or equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.
(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to agreements entered into, renewed or extended on or after October 1, 2007.