On January 9, 2013, the Maryland Senate introduced Senate Bill 51, which would make a noncompete agreement between an individual and his or her former employer unenforceable when that individual is unemployed and has applied for and is found eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits. The law would only apply prospectively and therefore would not apply to any noncompete agreement entered into before the law goes into effect. If passed, the law would take effect October 1, 2013.
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