Becker's Healthcare June 4, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 on April 23 to ban on noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers, and several states have since made moves to restrict noncompetes at the state level.
1. In May, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law restricting noncompete clauses for physicians.
Under the new bill, physician contracts can only contain noncompete clauses up to five years depending on physicians’ specialties, and if physicians leave a job that has a noncompete in their contract, they would be subject to the the clause for up to two extra years and barred from practicing in as many as three parishes surrounding their employer.
2. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a law prohibiting noncompetes for...