What happenedThe FTC recently announced that Chairman Ferguson sent letters to multiple large healthcare employers and staffing companies. The letters address healthcare employers’ restrictive covenants and include the following:Chairman Ferguson emphasizes that enforcement against unreasonable noncompete agreements remains a top FTC priority. That task force has been directed to prioritize prosecution of anticompetitive labor-market practices, including overbroad noncompetes and other restrictive covenants. Revisit noncompetes, nonsolicits, and other restrictive covenants to ensure their scope, duration, and geographical limitations are appropriately tailored. Bottom lineThe FTC has put employers – especially healthcare employers – on notice that broad, overly restrictive noncompetes are at risk.