Except as provided in Subsection (2) and in addition to any requirements imposed under common law, for a non-compete agreement entered into on or after May 10, 2016, an employer and an employee may not enter into a non-compete agreement for a period of more than one year from the day on which the employee is no longer employed by the employer.
(b)
On or after May 6, 2026, a person and a healthcare worker may not enter into a healthcare non-compete agreement.
(c)
A non-compete agreement that violates this Subsection (1) is void.
(2)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a non-compete agreement between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee is valid only if:
(i)
the broadcasting employee is an exempt broadcasting employee;
(ii)
the non-compete agreement is part of a written employment contract of reasonable duration, based on industry standards, the position, the broadcasting employee's experience, geography, and the parties' unique circumstances; and
(iii)
(A)
the broadcasting company terminates the broadcasting employee for cause; or
(B)
the broadcasting employee breaches the employment contract in a manner that results in the broadcasting employee no longer being employed by the broadcasting company.
(b)
A non-compete agreement described in Subsection (2)(a) is enforceable for no longer than the earlier of:
(i)
one year after the day on which the broadcasting employee is no longer employed by the broadcasting company; or
(ii)
the day on which the original term of the employment contract containing the non-compete agreement ends.
(c)
A non-compete agreement between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee that does not comply with this Subsection (2) is void.
(3)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (3)(b), on or after May 6, 2026, a person and a veterinarian may not enter into a veterinarian non-compete agreement.
(b)
Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the veterinarian has at least a 5% ownership interest in the person's business.
(c)
A veterinarian non-compete agreement that violates this Subsection (3) is void.
(4)
If a provision in a veterinarian non-compete agreement entered into on or after May 6, 2026, requires that the parties to a dispute arising under the veterinarian non-compete agreement resolve the dispute in a forum outside of this state, the provision:
(a)
is void and unenforceable; and
(b)
is considered against the public policy of this state.
(5)
Nothing in this section affects an agreement that is not a:
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