- Washington effectively banned all non-compete
Health Care Non-Compete Legislation Q1 2026 Update
Non-Compete Agreements in Health Care: A Rapidly Evolving Legal Landscape
In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s recently failed attempt to ban non-compete agreements between employers and workers,[1] individual states have once again taken up the mantle of further regulating and limiting their use. These states’ new efforts have appeared with greatest frequency in the health care sector.
In states where noncompete laws have recently changed, legislatures appear
Continue Reading Non-Compete Agreements in Health Care: A Rapidly Evolving Legal LandscapeLone Star Limitations – Texas Further Narrows the Use of Non-Competes with Medical Professionals
Key Takeaways
- Texas imposes new limits on non-compete agreements with licensed physicians and health care professionals that takes effect September 1, 2025.
- To be enforceable, non-competes with these individuals must now meet strict geographic and time limitations, have a buyout cap, and use clear contract language.
- The law reflects a trend toward narrowing or prohibiting non-competes in health care.
On
Continue Reading Lone Star Limitations – Texas Further Narrows the Use of Non-Competes with Medical ProfessionalsRestrictive Covenant Law For The First Four Months of 2025
With the FTC Ban on non-competes essentially dead in the Courts of Appeal, various states and agencies have taken up the mantle to further limit or expand the use of restrictive covenants for certain populations in 2025.
Below is a list of major legislative changes, judicial decisions, and agency actions at the state and federal level affecting non-compete agreements in
Continue Reading Restrictive Covenant Law For The First Four Months of 2025FTC Signals Its Intent To Pursue Nonprofit Health Care Entities With Its Non-Compete Ban Whenever Possible
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 of nonprofit entities, the FTC has warned in its Final Rule that it intends to vigorously enforce the ban wherever it can claim jurisdiction. The
Continue Reading FTC Signals Its Intent To Pursue Nonprofit Health Care Entities With Its Non-Compete Ban Whenever PossibleAll Gas No Brakes – The FTC, DOJ, and HHS Unveil Online Reporting Portal as Latest Effort to Combat Unfair and Anticompetitive Health Care Practices
Medical Device Companies Settle Trade Secrets Dispute for $8,000,000
Aegis Spine Inc. has agreed to pay $8,000,000 to fellow spinal implant manufacturer Life Spine Inc., following Life Spine’s suit in the Northern District of Illinois alleging Aegis had misappropriated Life Spine’s trade secrets to create a “knockoff” competitive implant.
Life Spine, based in Illinois, develops and manufactures medical devices aimed at treating various spinal disorders. Its principal line of
Continue Reading Medical Device Companies Settle Trade Secrets Dispute for $8,000,000New Non-Compete Health Care Restrictions in Connecticut
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 and extends these restrictions to advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Connecticut: SB 9
On June 5, 2023, the Connecticut Senate passed SB 9, sending it to Governor Ned Lamont to sign into law. The governor’s signature is a formality as the bill passed both houses of the Connecticut Legislature unanimously. By limiting the circumstances in which non-competes are enforceable under Connecticut law, SB 9 adds additional restrictions to the use of such covenants in physician employment agreements while extending these restrictions to APRN and PA employment agreements. Notably, the bill was significantly amended prior to passage with earlier versions banning non-competes for physicians, APRNs and PAs entirely.
Continue Reading New Non-Compete Health Care Restrictions in ConnecticutNevada Seeks to Ban Non-Competes with Physicians
The Nevada legislature passed new legislation recently that essentially bans all non-compete clauses in physician contracts while severely limiting the instances in which a hospital or psychiatric hospital may employ a physician as an employee, rather than as a contractor. Assembly Bill 11 was introduced in February 2023 and had passed both the Senate and Assembly by May. However, Nevada
Continue Reading Nevada Seeks to Ban Non-Competes with PhysiciansUpcoming ACC Houston Webinar: Non-Competes in the Health Care Workplace
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Join us for a program that will dive into the issues surrounding non-competes in the health care industry. Seyfarth attorneys will engage in a lively panel discussion
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