1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Employer Collusion Act . 2. Unfair methods on competition relating to restrictive employment agreements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Employer The term employer has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 ). (2) Restrictive employment agreement the term restrictive employment agreement means any agreement that— (A) is between 2 or more employers, including through a franchise agreement or a contractor-subcontractor agreement; and (B) prohibits or restricts one such employer from soliciting or hiring the employees or former employees of another such employer. (b) Conduct prohibited It shall be unlawful for any entity to— (1) enter into a restrictive employment agreement; or (2) enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. (c) Enforcement (1) Private right of action (A) In general Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be liable to any individual harmed as a result of such violation in an amount equal to the sum— (i) of any actual damages sustained by the individual as a result of the violation; (ii) such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow