I checked the "Agreement and Release" papers I could find in Google from Cigna and found they include a stipulation that you can't work for other health plans in the US for two years, but these are for higher-ups (they're on sec.gov). I've been looking forward to getting severanced but I would only get 10 weeks of pay and if they want me to sign a form saying I won't work for other insurers for two years in exchange for 10 weeks of pay, I don't think I can take that offer. Hoping as a rank and file loser they aren't going to make me do that.
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No non-compete, only non-solicitation and confidentiality.
Non-competes seldom hold up in court.
Don’t worry about this.
If you never signed one when hired, you should be fine, they cannot make you sign it now. Usually, non-compete is only for the higher level roles and even then, there are always an out but will consume the legal fees to get out. It would depend on if the new company is paying that well to even entertain the thought.
Thanks, I didn't know about the NLRB statement although I did know about the FTC ban on non-competes that they're currently trying to push through but haven't finalized yet. I think the NLRB statement seems to be inviting cases to challenge non-competes as part of a move to eventually ban them, and I personally don't want to answer their call for examples of jobs I have lost as a result of signing a non-compete since I have no one to support me during litigation, but it looks promising for the future.
It’s on NLRB.gov/news. The memo also lists as unlawful preventing employees from seeking better working conditions at a local competitor (example job stability & avoidance of the pattern of layoffs). They “might be lawful” if they “clearly state individuals’ managerial or ownership interests”. I doubt anyone on this chain is pursuing buying the company. This was announced in May of 2023.
I wouldn't know as I still have a job, but I think that would be illegal now, as the NLRB issued a decision sometime earlier this year forbidding employers to force non-compete agreements to laid off employees, try to google it.