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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

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 Imposes New Limitations on Health Care Noncompetes

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On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania passed a new law concerning noncompete agreements within the healthcare industry, which is known as the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”). The Act will take effect...more

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Pennsylvania Expands Use and Reimbursement of Telemedicine and Bans Noncompete Agreements for Certain Health Care Practitioners

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In July 2024, Pennsylvania enacted two significant pieces of legislation relating to telemedicine and physician noncompetition agreements that will have a meaningful impact within the healthcare delivery system with the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

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

Stevens & Lee

Pennsylvania Extends Reach of the FTC’s Noncompete Ban to Health Care Practitioners

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As anticipated, 2024 continues to bring increased scrutiny of restrictive covenants by employers. At both federal and state levels, noncompete agreements are being disfavored more than ever, with Pennsylvania being the latest...more

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Strategies to Manage Costs of Medical Care in a PA Workers’ Compensation Claim

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Do you want to learn more about controlling excessive medical costs on your Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claims? Tune in as our lawyers, Sherri Dougherty and Dawn Nicholson, discuss the use of utilization reviews, use...more

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Claimant Denied Pennsylvania Unemployment Benefits for Walking Off Job Without Voicing COVID-19 Concerns

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Fear of COVID-19 was not a valid reason for walking off the job, according to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision. Shortly after the lockdown orders were issued by Gov. Tom Wolf in March 2020, a Certified...more

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