Doctors, Did You Know Your Non-Competes Are Shrinking and Burning Down?
As outlined in a previous Milling blog post, Louisiana non-compete agreements are enforceable only if they meet strict statutory criteria. Recent amendments to the statute governing these criteria, effective January 1, 2025, impose additional restrictions on physicians’ non-compete agreements. Although the new law generally applies only to agreements executed after this date, it also impacts […]
Louisiana Non-Compete Agreements Are Enforceable Only If They Meet Strict Statutory Criteria
By Bruce Cranner and Magdalena Majka In recent years, many physicians transferred from independent practice to employment with health systems.[1] With that employment came noncompete clauses (non-competes). As healthcare systems started consolidating into larger organizations, those non-competes have become increasingly restrictive and disadvantageous for physicians and their patients.[2] Federal government and some Louisiana lawmakers noticed […]