Madeleine Baran at Minnesota Public Radio has an interesting story about the use of non-competes in the health care profession. (Disclosure: I was interviewed for the piece). A mother has two children with severe mental health problems. For the past year, her 8-year-old and 10-year-old daughters had been receiving services from a mental health worker who helped [...]
Non-competes and health care professionals
Non-Compete Agreements and Trade Secrets: where there’s smoke there’s fire?
A federal Court of Appeals in Boston yesterday affirmed a jury’s decision awarding $1.1 million against an employee and his new employer for breaching a non-competition agreement and misappropriating trade secrets. The decision should serve as a reminder of the risks involved in these types of situations.
First, some background. Astro-Med and Nihon Kohden are rivals in [...]
