Pennsylvania Limits Use of Noncompete Clauses for Health Care Practitioners

Pennsylvania has passed legislation limiting the use of noncompete clauses for health care practitioners, reports The National Law Review. Effective January 1, 2025, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act deems noncompete covenants as contrary to the public interest and void and unenforceable. Exceptions include noncompete clauses of less than a year if the practitioner was not dismissed by the employer, in some cases of the sale of the practitioners ownership, and recovery of certain expenses from the practitioner.