AAHKS FTC Non-Compete Proposed Rule Poll

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a proposed rule to eliminate non-compete clauses. Under the proposed rule, all post-employment non-compete clauses would be considered an unfair method of competition and would therefore become unlawful. Employers would be required to rescind any existing non-compete clauses and to notify employees who had been subject to such clauses, in writing, of the rescission.

As AAHKS prepares comments on this proposed rule, we are seeking your input. To provide this, please complete the following poll, which should take about 2-3 minutes. Thank you.

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* 1. What is your current employment model?

Hospital employed

Academic employed

Solo or small orthopaedic group (<10 physicians)

Large orthopaedic group (>10 physicians)

Large multispecialty group

Managed care system (e.g., Kaiser Permanente, Geisinger, Kelsey-Seybold, etc.)

Military

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* 2. What is your roll in your practice institution?

Associate in private practice / Associate Professor

Partner / Professor

C-suite / Department head

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* 3. Does your current contract include a non-compete clause?

Yes

I don’t know