Bill > HB4514

This bill amends the Michigan Antitrust Reform Act to modify rules around noncompete agreements, with a significant new provision specifically prohibiting noncompete agreements for physicians. Under the revised law, employers can generally obtain noncompete agreements that protect their reasonable competitive business interests, with restrictions that must be reasonable in duration, geographical area, and type of employment. Courts retain the ability to modify overly broad noncompete agreements to make them more reasonable. The key change is the addition of a new subsection that explicitly prevents employers from obtaining any noncompete agreements from physicians, rendering any existing such agreements void. The bill defines "physician" using the definition in the public health code, and the prohibition on physician noncompete agreements applies to both future and existing agreements. This change aims to provide physicians with greater employment flexibility and remove potential barriers to their professional mobility.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4514