S 4068 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.

This bill makes most geographic restrictions on physicians' post-employment practice unenforceable, voiding non-compete clauses that limit where they can work after leaving a job. Exceptions allow restrictions for large hospital systems (30+ physicians), small groups (30 or fewer), federally qualified health centers (10-mile radius, max 4 years), or when unique incentives like signing bonuses over $50,000 are provided. It directly affects licensed physicians and nurses by altering the enforceability of their employment contracts. The law applies to new contracts entered after its effective date.
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Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Jan 30, 2025
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Jan 30, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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