Natural Expiration of Non-Compete

[smaxfitness]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA

I'm a physician who was a full-time employee for a year at a practice, during which time I had a year long contract which included salary, vacation, bonus structure, and a 5-mile non-compete for a year. Our contract expired a year and a half ago. After its expiration, we verbally agreed on restructuring the pay from a weekly salary to a daily wage as more of a part time employee. We ceased the salary, bonus, and vacation after the contract expired. I'm now looking to dissolve my part-time relationship with them and open my own practice about 3.5 miles from theirs. Do I have anything to worry about if they decide to try to enforce the non-compete even though every other aspect of the contract was dissolved after the contract expired?

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

If the written contract expired and you have been working under a verbal agreement, unless the non compete was part of the verbal agreement, you should be fine.

 

[ecmst12]

It would be extremely foolish to proceed with this plan without taking all your paperwork to a real live attorney in your area for advice. Yes, you will have to pay for it.