A Texas appellate court recently held that a provision conditioning a physician’s right to receive 50% of accounts receivable on practicing outside a 20-mile radius was not a covenant not to compete. Afzal v. Ramineni offers an important lesson for Texas physicians about the difference between a true non-compete and compensation that can be forfeited when a physician competes.
Employees who receive a cease-and-desist letter or lawsuit from a former employer over a non-compete agreement often assume that because they signed the agreement, they
Executive summary From January 1, 2025 through February 16, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission’s public posture on non-compete agreements (and closely related no-hire/no-poach restraints) was
When people think of non-compete agreements in Texas, they usually picture contracts that say “you can’t work for a competitor.” But employers often use something
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318), which tightens the rules for noncompete agreements in the healthcare sector.
If you’re a physician in Texas facing a non-compete agreement that limits your ability to practice medicine, you may have more legal options than you
