With tightening labor markets and the increasing mobility of healthcare workers, including physicians, now is a good time to revisit non-compete agreements to ensure they are enforceable. Texas courts will generally enforce non-compete agreements as long as they are ancillary or part of an otherwise enforceable agreement and do not contain restraints greater than necessary to protect the employer’s legitimate interests. These interests include business good will, trade secrets, or other confidential and proprietary information.
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Aimee Cook Oleson
Aimee Cook Oleson is special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office.