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.
Download
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 …
Download
820 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 90/1 through 90/10: Illinois Freedom to Work Act – Illinois
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.
Download
A 1278 – New York
Introduced: 2023 Status: In Process
Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants; authorizes employees to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any employer or persons alleged to have violated such prohibition.
A 2003 – New Jersey
Introduced: 2022 Status: In Process
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.
A 3715 (see companion bill S 1410) – New Jersey
Introduced: 2022 Status: In Process
Limits certain provisions in restrictive covenants and limits enforceability of restrictive covenants. Under the bill, an employer may require or request that an employee enter into a restrictive covenant as a condition of employment or …
A 4003 (see companion bill S 2435) – New Jersey
Introduced: 2020 Status: Inactive / Dead
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses. This bill provides that covenants in a contract or agreement that creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or other form of professional …
AB 1076 – California
Introduced: 2023 Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2023
Contracts in restraint of trade: noncompete agreements. This bill would codify existing case law by specifying that the statutory provision voiding noncompete contracts is to be broadly construed to void the application of any noncompete …
AB 1819 – New Jersey
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.
Ala. Code §§ 8-1-190 through 8-1-197: Restrictive Covenants – Alabama
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 …
Download
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 …
Download
B23-0494 – District of Columbia
Introduced: 2019 Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2021
Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2019: Law 23-209 bans the use of non-compete provisions in employment agreements and workplace policies. It also protects employees’ right to make a complaint or file a court …
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 16600 through 16602.5: Contracts in Restraint of Trade – California
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.
Download
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-113. Unlawful to intimidate worker – agreement not to compete: Labor Relations, Generally – Colorado
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.
Download
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 …
Download
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.
Download