SF0107

Voids noncompete agreements that restrict workers' right to earn compensation, with specified exceptions.

• Makes void any covenant not to compete that restricts a person's right to receive compensation for skilled or unskilled labor. (W.S. 1-23-108(a))
• Exempts noncompete covenants contained in contracts for the purchase and sale of a business or its assets from the prohibition. (W.S. 1-23-108(a)(i))
• Exempts noncompete covenants that protect trade secrets as defined in W.S. 6-3-501(a)(xi) from the prohibition. (W.S. 1-23-108(a)(ii))
• Exempts contractual provisions allowing employers to recover costs of educating and training employees who have served less than two years from the prohibition. (W.S. 1-23-108(a)(iii))
• Exempts noncompete covenants involving executive, management, and professional staff personnel from the prohibition. (W.S. 1-23-108(a)(iv))
• Voids noncompete provisions in employment, partnership, or corporate agreements between physicians that restrict a physician's right to practice medicine upon termination of affiliation. (W.S. 1-23-108(b), W.S. 33-26-102(a)(xi))
• Permits physicians to disclose their continued practice and new contact information to patients with rare disorders they were treating before termination, and protects both physician and employer from liability for such disclosure. (W.S. 1-23-108(c))
• Applies the act prospectively to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2025, without affecting contracts entered into before that date. (Section 2(a), Section 2(b))

Effective: July 1, 2025

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