Employment; definitions, covenants not to compete prohibited, limitations, civil penalty.

Covenants not to compete; health care professionals;civil penalty. Adds health care professionals as a category ofemployee with whom no employer shall enter into, enforce, or threatento enforce a covenant not to compete. The bill defines "health careprofessional" as any physician, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician'sassistant, pharmacist, social worker, dietitian, physical and occupationaltherapist, professional counselor, behavior analyst, assistant behavioranalyst, or medical technologist authorized to provide health careservices in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that any employerthat violates the prohibition against covenants not to compete witha health care professional is subject to the civil penalty in currentlaw of $10,000 for each violation.