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HB 1034·TN·house

Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

Signed into LawFiled Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor: Alexander
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Pub. Ch. 934

May 15, 2026

Summary

The bill adds a rule that bans any restriction on a former employee’s or contractor’s right to work in their profession after the relationship ends, unless a specific exception in the law applies. It also removes earlier language that had allowed such restrictions. The changes apply to contracts created or changed on or after July 1, 2025.

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