28 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 28-59-1 through 28-59-3: Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2019
Provides that a noncompetition agreement shall not be enforceable against certain types of workers.
5 R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-33. Restrictive covenants: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2016
(a) Any contract or agreement that creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a physician licensed to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter that includes […]
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2017
Prohibits non-competes in contracts with workers making less than $13 per hour, which is unlikely to apply to physicians.
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2015
Statutes void “[e]very contract by which anyone is restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind.“ Statutes also list the types of contract in which a protectable interest may be preserved […]
Ark. Code § 4-75-101. Covenant not to compete agreements: Unfair Practices — General Provisions – Arkansas
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2015
Provides a covenant not to compete agreement is enforceable if the agreement is ancillary to an employment relationship or part of an otherwise enforceable employment agreement or contractt. Physicians and all medical professionals licensed by […]
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1941
Except as provided in this chapter, every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to that extent void.
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1982
Provides that any covenant not to compete which restricts the right of any person to receive compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor for any employer shall be void, with exceptions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-14p. Covenants not to compete involving physician: Medicine and Surgery – Connecticut
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2016
A covenant not to compete that is entered into, amended, extended or renewed on or after July 1, 2016, shall not: (A) Restrict the physician’s competitive activities (i) for a period of more than one […]
D.C. Code §§ 28-4501 through 28-4518: Restraints of Trade – District of Columbia
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1981
Prohibits any contract that unreasonably restrains trade and provides enforcement and remedies.
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1983
Statute voids covenant not to compete provisions of an employment, partnership or corporate agreement between and/or among physicians which restrict the right of a physician to practice medicine in a particular locale and/or for a […]
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1953
Provides that it is unlawful for any person to monopolize, attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons to monopolize any part of trade or commerce in this state. A […]
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1981
Provisions govern restrictive covenenants in contracts in Georgia.
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1961
Provides that every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in the State, or in any section of this State is illegal.
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2008
A key employee or key independent contractor may enter into a written agreement or covenant that protects the employer’s legitimate business interests and prohibits the key employee or key independent contractor from engaging in employment […]
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 2020
Sets forth provisions that a physician noncompete agreement must include in order to be enforceable. Provides for information and notification that an employer must give to a physician who leaves the employment of the provider.
Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1962
Provides that every contract or agreement by which anyone is restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind shall be null and void, with exceptions.
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