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Non-compete by state

Physician non-compete laws, state by state

A non-compete decides where you can work after you leave — and the answer is set by the state that governs your contract, not by the clause itself. Below is every state and DC: whether a physician non-compete is generally enforceable, the radius and term that tend to stand, and the governing law. Each state is kept current.

19 states where they are generally not enforceable11 sharply limited21 enforceable if reasonable

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AlabamaNot enforceableAlaskaEnforceable within limitsArizonaEnforceable within limitsArkansasNot enforceableCaliforniaNot enforceableColoradoNot enforceableConnecticutSharply limitedDelawareNot enforceableDistrict of ColumbiaSharply limitedFloridaBroadly enforceableGeorgiaEnforceable if reasonableHawaiiEnforceable within limitsIdahoEnforceable if reasonableIllinoisEnforceable if reasonableIndianaSharply limitedIowaEnforceable if reasonableKansasEnforceable if reasonableKentuckyEnforceable within limitsLouisianaSharply limitedMaineSharply limitedMarylandSharply limitedMassachusettsNot enforceableMichiganEnforceable if reasonableMinnesotaNot enforceableMississippiEnforceable if reasonableMissouriEnforceable if reasonableMontanaNot enforceableNebraskaEnforceable within limitsNevadaEnforceable if reasonableNew HampshireNot enforceableNew JerseyEnforceable if reasonableNew MexicoNot enforceableNew YorkEnforceable within limitsNorth CarolinaEnforceable within limitsNorth DakotaNot enforceableOhioEnforceable within limitsOklahomaNot enforceableOregonNot enforceablePennsylvaniaSharply limitedRhode IslandNot enforceableSouth CarolinaEnforceable within limitsSouth DakotaNot enforceableTennesseeSharply limitedTexasSharply limitedUtahNot enforceableVermontNot enforceableVirginiaNot enforceableWashingtonSharply limitedWest VirginiaSharply limitedWisconsinEnforceable within limitsWyomingNot enforceable

General legal information, not legal advice. The enforceability of any specific clause depends on its exact wording and your circumstances.

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