http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/GOV_SIGNS_SB248_MEDIARELEASE.pdf

martin

Your question deals with the “effective date.” While I would not say Westlaw and my colleagues are wrong, they are imprecise. Our article is precise in that it says the law applies to “employment agreements entered into after January 1, 2008.”

Generally, the day a bill is signed by the executive or the date of a veto-override, is the day it becomes a law. That does not mean the law is “effective” on that date. Many times laws provide a transition period so those regulated can plan and adapt. This non-compete law severely restricts individuals and businesses and their right to contract so it is appropriate it is not effective on the day it was signed. Sometimes immediate effective dates that make a law effecive on the day of signature tend to be some type of “emergency legislation.” The procedural rules of the legislative body set the boundaries for this question of the effective date on various types of legislation.

martin