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A non-compete agreement is a promise by an [[employee]] or contractor not to compete with his employer within a certain distance and within a certain amount of time after termination of the arrangement.

A '''non-compete agreement''' is a promise by an [[employee]] or contractor not to compete with his employer within a certain distance and within a certain amount of time after termination of the arrangement.

This type of agreement is common among physicians, but three states ([[Colorado]], [[Delaware]] and [[Massachusetts]]) prohibit them as a matter of public policy.  They are enforceable in other states, but will be invalidated if unreasonable in geographic scope or duration, or if they fail to make a reasonable accommodation of the needs of patients.

This type of agreement is common among physicians, but three states ([[Colorado]], [[Delaware]] and [[Massachusetts]]) prohibit them as a matter of public policy.  They are enforceable in other states, but will be invalidated if unreasonable in geographic scope or duration, or if they fail to make a reasonable accommodation of the needs of patients.