Noncompete Laws Show States Focusing On Bans, Healthcare

In an article for Law360, labor and employment partner Chuck Knapp and associate Erik Mosvick discuss how state legislatures continued to drive major changes in noncompete law during the first half of 2026.

The article outlines new noncompete bans and restrictions in Washington, Tennessee, Virginia, and Louisiana; healthcare-specific legislation in Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, Utah, and Virginia; and South Dakota’s new sale-of-business exception. Knapp and Mosvick note that employers with multistate workforces should audit restrictive covenant agreements, update templates for new thresholds and profession-specific bans, and monitor ongoing state legislative activity.