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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... more +
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 -
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Event in Review: Antitrust in Healthcare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Investment in the healthcare industry requires careful consideration, as it involves numerous distinct areas of the law. Venable's Private Equity Investment in Healthcare webinar series explores the unique issues and timely...more

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Pennsylvania Limits Non-Competes for Most Health Care Practitioners and Requires Patient Disclosure Upon Departure

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Beginning on January 1, 2025, employment-based non-compete covenants will be unenforceable against physicians, certified registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (each,...more

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60 Days After Loper: Health Care Impact of Chevron Deference's End

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated ruling in a pair of cases challenging the long-standing Chevron doctrine on June 28, 2024. Foreshadowed by decisions in recent years slighting Chevron, it...more

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FTC Non-Compete Ban: Implications for the Health Care Industry

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Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule that invalidates most post-engagement non-compete covenants in all agreements. This rule prohibits use and enforcement of non-compete covenants and...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - August 2024

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As value-based care (VBC) models continue to grow across our nation’s health system and specifically within different specialties like nephrology, the costs and challenges of maintaining these models continue to rise. In...more

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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

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An Update on the Uncertain Future of the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule, Plus Pennsylvania Enacts New Non-Compete Law for Healthcare...

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Since it was first published in April, the fate of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final non-compete rule has been, to put it mildly, less than certain. Now, about a month before the rule is scheduled to take effect, the...more

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Wage Payments and Noncompetes: Louisiana Legislature Amends Two Important Employment Laws

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The Louisiana Legislature amended two important employment laws: the wage payment statute and the noncompete statute. The amendments to the wage payment statute become effective on August 1, 2024, and the amendments to the...more

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Pennsylvania Latest to Curtail Use of Non-Competes

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Pennsylvania is joining the growing chorus of states codifying restrictions on the use of non-competes. On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners...more

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Health Care Practitioner Noncompete Ban Signed Into Pennsylvania Law

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On July 17, 2024, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into Pennsylvania law. The Act prohibits the enforcement of certain noncompete covenants entered into after the...more

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Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers

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On July 23, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”), which bans certain noncompete covenants, including patient nonsolicitation provisions, between an...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

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Pennsylvania Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements for Healthcare Practitioners

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed the “Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act” (House Bill 1633), which restricts the ability of employers and healthcare practitioners to enter into non-compete...more

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Pennsylvania Bans Healthcare Practitioner Noncompete Agreements Longer Than 1 Year

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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

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Pennsylvania significantly Restricts Healthcare Provider Noncompete Agreements

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Noncompete agreements for certain medical providers in Pennsylvania, signed on or after January 1, 2025, will only be permissible in limited circumstances. This is as a result of the newly enacted “Fair Contracting for...more

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

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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

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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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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - July 2024

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FTC Investigates Major Dialysis Providers Over Anticompetitive Practices - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, the largest U.S. dialysis providers, for potentially using...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 9, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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Non-Compete Ban Updates: FTC Rule Challenges & Pennsylvania Healthcare Legislation

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As we previously discussed on Med Law Blog, following the FTC’s approval of the final rule to ban non-compete agreements for for-profit businesses in April, several businesses have challenged the FTC’s authority to enforce...more

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Hospice Labor and Employment Trends - Get Up to Speed Fast: What You Need to Know About the New Rules Involving Non-Competes and...

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It’s never a dull moment when you are a labor and employment lawyer these days! Beyond the steady rise in union activity (a topic of a prior podcast), the administration has issued two rules that are garnering much attention,...more

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

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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

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What Does FTC’s Ban of Non-Competes Mean for Healthcare Non-Profits?

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the proposed ban on non-compete agreements. Under the new rule, existing non-competes for senior executives remain enforceable....more

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[Event] 2024 Health Law Seminar - July 24th, Minneapolis, MN

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Join us for our annual Health Law Seminar taking place on Wednesday, July 24. The seminar will feature panels and presentations on the following topics: - Artificial Intelligence Use in Health Care - Recent Developments...more

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