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A Federal Court in Texas Strikes Down the FTC’s Nationwide Non-Compete Ban

On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete rule, 16 CFR § 910.1-6, that was set to take effect...more

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Pennsylvania Limits Noncompete Agreements for Health Care Practitioners

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On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill (HB) 1633, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into law. At a high level, the Act: (1) limits the enforceability of noncompetes...more

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Pennsylvania's New Noncompete Law Changes the Rules for Health Care Employers

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Pennsylvania’s new Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act limits the use of certain restrictive covenants between employers and health care workers and imposes heightened patient notice obligations on applicable...more

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Pennsylvania Passes Law Limiting Use of Noncompetes for Health Care Practitioners

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On July 17, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro approved Pennsylvania’s first statute imposing limitations on the use of noncompetes in the state....more

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FTC Rule Addressing Noncompete Covenants: Impact of Senior Executive Exception on Health Care Entities

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning noncompete covenants for workers is likely to present particular challenges for employers in the health care industry. Because of the structural and organizational...more

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FTC Signals Its Intent To Pursue Nonprofit Health Care Entities With Its Non-compete Ban Whenever Possible

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Are nonprofit health care entities exempt from the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning non-competes in worker agreements? The answer is not cut and dry. While the FTC’s authority generally stops at the doors...more

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Noncompetes, Once a Fixture in Healthcare Contracts, Are No More

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The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) that prohibits existing and future noncompetition provisions for all workers, except that pre-Effective Date (defined below) noncompetition provisions...more

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FTC Noncompete Rule's Impact On Healthcare Nonprofits

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The Federal Trade Commission recently approved a final rule prohibiting companies nationwide from enforcing new and existing noncompete agreements on anyone other than senior executives. Unless the effective date is...more

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FTC Issues in Healthcare

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The Federal Trade Commission recently propounded a rule regarding non-competes. This is complicated, as is demonstrated by the extensive FTC comments that are a hundredfold longer than the regulation itself. Of significant...more

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What the FTC’s Noncompete Ban Means for Healthcare

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its Final Rule banning employers from imposing post-employment noncompete requirements on their workers (the “Final Rule”). The FTC has indicated that it will...more

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FTC Final Rule Banning Most Non-Competes Passes – What Nonprofits Need to Know

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) conducted a special Open Commission Meeting to vote on a Final Rule (the “Rule”) banning most non-compete clauses as an “unfair method of competition.” By a vote of 3-2,...more

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Maryland Enacts Law Prohibiting Non-Compete Agreements for Veterinary and Healthcare Professionals

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On April 25, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed into law new legislation prohibiting non-compete and conflict-of-interest clauses for certain veterinary and health care professionals in the state of Maryland. The enactment of...more

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What the FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Competes Means for Healthcare

The FTC unveiled its long-awaited final rule banning most non-compete agreements during a live broadcast of a Commission meeting on April 23, 2024. The proposed rule, which was first announced in January 2023, underwent an...more

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In Biggest Stark-Based FCA Settlement Ever, Indiana Hospital Pays $345M, Has Unusual CIA

Community Health Network (CHN) in Indiana has agreed to pay $345 million to settle false claims allegations that it paid over-the-top salaries to hundreds of physicians and rewarded them for their referrals in violation of...more

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Looking Ahead: New California Employment Laws for 2024

In the past few months, California Governor Newsom has signed numerous new employment laws affecting California employers of all sizes. Below is a summary of some of the laws going into effect in 2024....more

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California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2024

Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more

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CFPB Spotlights Harms of Employer-Driven Debt

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On July 20, 2023, the CFPB published a report concerning the risks posed to consumers by employer-driven debt. Employer-driven debt is any form of financing arrangement where an employer extends credit or a lease to an...more

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Status Of Covenants Not To Compete And Liquidated Damages Provisions

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Question: Are covenants not to compete and liquidated damages provisions in employment agreements still enforceable? I have seen news reports about the Federal Trade Commission and National Labor Relations Board being...more

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Defensibility of a fair market value analysis

Fair market value (FMV) is a pinnacle issue with respect to healthcare regulatory compliance and compensation agreements. This article will analyze the issues related to an FMV defensibility analysis of compensation...more

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Connecticut Legislation Changes Overtime Rules for Nurses and Abrogates Collective Bargaining Rights of Private-Sector Hospitals

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Provisions included in a must-pass budget bill will make significant changes for Connecticut hospitals. These changes, which were embedded in the nearly 900-page Public Act 23-204 signed into law on June 12, 2023, revise...more

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New Restrictions on Physician Non-Compete Agreements in Connecticut

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At the close of the 2023 session, the Connecticut legislature passed Senate Bill 9, “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents.”  Buried in this legislation are amendments to the state’s physician...more

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Podcast - The Latest on Antitrust and Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare

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In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," antitrust attorney David Kully and labor and employment attorney Mark Peters take a deep dive into the latest updates regarding non-solicitation and non-compete agreements in the...more

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New Non-Compete Health Care Restrictions in Connecticut

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As various states and federal agencies seek to prohibit or limit the use of non-competes, Connecticut joined the trend. Connecticut’s new legislation, SB 9, expands restrictions on the enforceability of physician non-competes...more

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Connecticut Legislature Passes Law Limiting Physician, PA and APRN Non-Compete Agreements

On June 5, 2023, the Connecticut Legislature passed Public Act No. 23-97, “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents” (“the Act”). Sections 13 through 15 of the Act make important changes to Connecticut...more

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The State AG Report – 4.28.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC Targets Optometrists, Ophthalmologists Suspected of...more

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