This week FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson began sending out warning letters to some health care employers advising them to review their employment contracts closely to ensure that they are not overly or unnecessarily broad in restricting the ability of physicians, nurses and other health care workers to take jobs with competitors. The letters appear to have followed a template that the FTC made available on its website, and note that, although narrowly tailored non-competes can serve a legitimate purpose under appropriate circumstances, the FTC is concerned that unreasonable restrictions on the employment of health care workers are having harmful effects on patients’ access to care, particularly in rural areas where access to care is already a problem. The FTC

Kelly Muensterman, Shareholder in our Employment Litigation Group, discusses the key do's and dont's to keep in mind when an employee gets arrested outside of work.