title: Non-competition agreements: how to make them work for you.
abstract: In a time of staffing shortages and increased competition for shrinking reimbursement dollars, home care agencies need to protect themselves from unprincipled or unknowing employees that leave the agency to work for a competitor or for a patient, bringing with them other agency employees, patient lists, and other proprietary information. Well-drafted, attorney-reviewed, enforceable non-competition agreements can help mitigate some of these problems.
authors.affiliation: Gilliland & Caudill LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. vwc@gilliland.com
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Caudill
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D032982:Contracts / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018576:Home Health Aides / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce