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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Oregon considers revisions to expansive corporate practice of medicine law

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/3/2025

On June 20, 2025, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill (HB) 3410, which amends portions of the corporate practice of medicine law, Senate Bill (SB) 951, enacted on June 9, 2025. As we previously reported, SB 951 prohibits...more

Oregon Enacts Legislation Placing Parameters on PE Involvement in Professional Medical Entities

Quarles & Brady LLP on 7/3/2025

Oregon has put itself on the map as the first state to follow through with its efforts to curtail private equity (“PE”) control over professional medical entities (“PMEs”). Quarles has been reporting on increased efforts by...more

Non-Compete Agreements in Health Care: A Rapidly Evolving Legal Landscape

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/30/2025

In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s recently failed attempt to ban non-compete agreements between employers and workers, individual states have once again taken up the mantle of further regulating and limiting their...more

Texas Caps Physician Non-Compete Buyouts and Adds New Limits Under SB 1318

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/27/2025

On June 20, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318 (Amendment) into law, amending Texas Business & Commerce Code Section 15.50(b), which is commonly thought of as the “Texas physician non-compete buyout statute.”...more

Texas SB 1318: Changes to Healthcare Non-Competes Effective September 1, 2025

Bracewell LLP on 6/27/2025

Healthcare employers in Texas face new requirements for non-competition agreements following the passage of Senate Bill 1318. The Texas Legislature passed this legislation on May 28, 2025, and on June 20, 2025, Governor...more

Oregon Enacts Further Restrictions Against Private Equity Investment in Medical Practices

King & Spalding on 6/27/2025

Last week, Oregon enacted into law SB951, which strengthens Oregon’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine by implementing greater restrictions on arrangements between medical practices and management services organizations...more

Texas enacts sweeping changes to noncompete agreements for healthcare providers

Clark Hill PLC on 6/26/2025

On June 20, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law significant amendments to the Texas Business and Commerce Code, as contained in Senate Bill 1318, that will substantially restrict noncompete agreements for physicians and other...more

5 Things to Know About Senate Bill 1318: Navigating New Non-Compete Restrictions for Healthcare Practitioners in Texas

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/26/2025

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (“SB 1318”), which amends Texas Business & Commerce Code Section 15.50(b) to impose new limitations on physician non-competes. SB 1318 also adds a...more

Governor Abbott Signs SB 1318, Instituting Limitations on Covenants Not to Compete of Physicians, Dentists, Physician Assistants,...

Jackson Walker on 6/25/2025

On June 20, 2025, Texas governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318, initiating major changes in the scope and enforceability of non-competition covenants that are commonly included in the sale of a medical practice or other...more

Change Is Coming: Texas Healthcare Provider Non-Competes Subject to New Strict Limits

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/24/2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025, signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1318, which creates greater restrictions on physician non-compete agreements in Texas and, for the first time, extends such restrictions to non-compete...more

Lone Star Limitations – Texas Further Narrows the Use of Non-Competes with Medical Professionals

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/23/2025

Texas imposes new limits on non-compete agreements with licensed physicians and health care professionals that takes effect September 1, 2025....more

Wyoming Restricts Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements: How Will This Impact Physicians?

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/8/2025

On March 19, 2025, Wyoming passed a new law, SF 107, broadly circumscribing employers’ use of noncompete agreements. Generally, SF 107 broadly prohibits covenants that restrict the right of “any person” to receive...more

Arkansas Prohibits Noncompetes for Physicians

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/22/2025

In March of this year, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee signed into law a bill titled “An Act To Clarify That a Covenant Not to Compete Agreement Is Unenforceable for Certain Licensed Medical Professionals" (the “Act”)....more

Wyoming Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/3/2025

Wyoming just banned most non-compete agreements (Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108): starting July 1, 2025, most agreements that restrict workers from working in competitive jobs will be void, absent some exceptions for: High-Level...more

Pennsylvania Bans Healthcare Practitioner Noncompete Agreements Longer Than 1 Year

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/24/2024

In a major noncompete development for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, beginning January 1, 2025, certain noncompete agreements with doctors, registered nurses, and other healthcare practitioners will no longer be...more

Gov. Shapiro Signs Fair Contracting for Healthcare Practitioners Act Into Law

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 7/22/2024

On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act into law, which will become effective as of January 1, 2025....more

Louisiana Institutes New Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements for Primary Care Physicians

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/27/2024

The Louisiana Legislature recently unanimously passed Act No. 273, which limits noncompete agreements for physicians in the state. The act requires all applicable new noncompete agreements to sunset after three years for...more

Benesch Healthcare+ Nephrology & Dialysis Conference Panel Key Take Aways - Noncompete Update and Case Study

Benesch on 6/25/2024

The future of non-competition agreements remains volatile. Recent actions by the FTC and several states threaten to limit, or even outright ban, these agreements. Such an evolving regulatory landscape requires employers to...more

What Physicians and Their Practices Need to Know About FTC's Noncompete Ban

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/10/2024

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a long-anticipated final rule that will effectively ban the use of noncompete clauses by employers, with a few limited exceptions....more

#WorkforceWednesday: Navigating Physician Non-Compete Litigation - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/17/2024

Health care employers face unique challenges and considerations when deciding whether to litigate non-compete agreements with physicians. However, in such a quickly evolving legal landscape, the decision to take the matter...more

Florida Legislature Proposes Ban on Physician Noncompete Agreements

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/12/2024

The Florida Legislature is currently considering two bills that, if enacted in their current form, would significantly reduce (and potentially eliminate altogether) the enforceability of noncompete agreements against...more

The Impact of Indiana’s Restrictions on Physician Non-Compete Agreements

Amundsen Davis LLC on 11/10/2023

Recent Indiana legislative sessions have limited the ability of health care entities to enter non-compete agreements with physicians, and the impact of that legislation is starting to be seen. By way of background, prior...more

Terminating Your Physician Employment Contract: Knowing your Exit Strategy

Roetzel & Andress on 6/1/2023

This week, on the #HealthLaw HotSpot, host Ericka Adler focuses on how physicians can safely exit their employment agreements. She discusses the timing of when and how notice is given, and some key issues to keep in mind...more

Navigating Contract Reviews for Early Career Physicians: Insights from a Physician Contract Review Attorney

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 1/31/2023

At the conclusion of their residency or fellowship, physicians are faced with the new challenge of interviewing and negotiating their first contract. One of the first things that I hear from early career physicians who reach...more

Employee Talent Wars Gain Unprecedented Ammunition from Changing Antitrust Landscape

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/16/2022

The current labor market is fraught with challenges for employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 market disruptions, the demand for employees, especially for experienced or highly trained employees, far exceeds the supply....more

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