Home Health Care News July 24, 2024
A U.S. judge decided not to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on non-compete agreements this week, continuing an ongoing saga that home care providers are paying close attention to.
Broadly, the ban on non-competes is seen as generally positive for home care leaders, who can now freely move on to better career opportunities. It likely won’t affect caregivers much, as many already work for more than one agency.
Where it will likely have an effect, however, is in non-solicitation agreements. Those keep clients from using home care agency caregivers, and then ultimately hiring those caregivers directly and cutting out the agency. A non-solicitation is different from a non-compete, of course, but some states are already viewing them in...
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