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Texas Makes Changes to Requirements for Health Care Provider Noncompetes and Limits Confidentiality Agreements Related to Sexual...

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Noncompete Agreement Changes for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals - Texas has long had a special set of provisions for physicians in the state statute governing covenants not to compete (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code...more

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Employment Law Update: Maryland’s Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements for Healthcare Professionals, Among Other Employment...

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As of July 1, 2025, Maryland prohibits or restricts non-compete provisions for nearly all healthcare professionals. The prohibition applies to individuals: (1) required to be licensed under the Maryland Health Occupations...more

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New Tennessee Law Eases Physician Employment Restrictions for Certain Hospitals

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On May 21, Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 979 (HB 979) into law.  Notably, provisions of this law aim to address physician shortages and improve access to specialized medical care in rural and underserved areas in...more

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What Health Care Professionals in Maryland Need to Know about New Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements

Noncompete provisions for most health care professionals will be banned or restricted in Maryland as of July 1. Last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 1388, significantly impacting the enforceability of...more

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What Employers Need to Know About Pennsylvania’s Pending Cannabis, Equal Pay, and Non-Compete Legislation

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As of May 2025, the Cannabis Health and Safety Act (House Bill 1200) is pending in the Senate awaiting revisions by the Law and Justice Committee. The act proposes a wide swath of “decriminalization” of the production, sale,...more

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Tennessee Law Now Permits Hospital Employment of Anesthesiologists, Radiologists, Pathologists, and Emergency Physicians in Most...

Today, Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill No. 979 into law. House Bill No. 979, among other unrelated matters, drastically changes certain laws relating to the corporate practice of medicine in Tennessee. Before this new law...more

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Arkansas Bans Physician Non-Compete Agreements

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On March 4, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 139, now Act 232 (the “Act”), which amends the state’s non-compete statute to provide that non-compete covenants that “restrict the right...more

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New Year, New Leave In New York: Ring in 2025 by Updating Your Policies to Provide Paid Prenatal Leave

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January 1, 2025, was more than just the first day of the new year. In New York State, it was the effective date of a first-of-its-kind law mandating paid prenatal leave for women. The leave, which is embodied in two...more

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Suspected Abuse of FMLA Leave: What Can be Done?

The Family Medical Leave Act (the “FMLA”) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take 12 (and in some cases related to military service, 26) weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical...more

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Both Questions and Innovations Abound as Healthcare Services Increasingly Look To Gig Workers

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As the gig economy surges, on-demand workers are popping up in wider variety of industries. Trends indicate that the proportion of the U.S. workforce engaging in some form of gig arrangement will continue to increase, rising...more

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NLRB Extends Its Email Rule to the Health Care Workplace

The National Labor Relations Board (Board) continues its scrutiny of employer policies—this time striking down an email policy designed to ensure that health care employees provide patient care without distraction. UPMC, 362...more

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Massachusetts Nurses Association Battles Hospital Over Influenza Vaccine

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On September 22, 2014, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) filed a complaint in Massachusetts Superior Court seeking an injunction against implementation of a new mandatory influenza vaccination policy by Brigham &...more

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