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Non-Compete Laws in Connecticut

Connecticut courts enforce employee non-competes when the time and geographic limits are reasonable and fairly protect both parties, and a statute limits physician non-competes to one year and 15 miles.

Last checked . General information, not legal advice.

Connecticut at a glance

Status
Enforceable if reasonable (case law)
Physician covenants are capped at one year and 15 miles and need a separate signature (Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-14p).
Enforceable against employees
Yes, if reasonable

Sources

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The rules in Connecticut

Are employee non-compete agreements banned, restricted or enforceable in Connecticut?

Status in Connecticut: Enforceable if reasonable (case law). Physician covenants are capped at one year and 15 miles and need a separate signature (Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-14p).

Can an employer enforce a non-compete against an employee in Connecticut?

Yes, if reasonable. Enforceable against employees in Connecticut: yes, if reasonable.

Where do the Connecticut non-compete laws come from?

The rules above come from Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-14p and Robert S. Weiss & Associates, Inc. v. Wiederlight, 208 Conn. 525 (1988). Each source is linked on this page. We last checked them in October 2026.

Good to know

A physician non-compete entered into, amended, extended or renewed on or after October 1, 2023 is unenforceable if the physician does not agree to a proposed material pay change at renewal and the employer then ends the relationship without cause (P.A. 23-97). This does not apply to physician-owned group practices of 35 or fewer physicians.

What this means in practice

Read the restriction closely before signing. Note how long it lasts, the area it covers, which activities it bars and which state's law the contract says applies. A choice-of-law clause does not always control, because some states refuse to apply another state's law to their own residents or workers.

Salary thresholds are often adjusted every year for inflation. If a state uses a threshold, check the figure for the year the agreement was signed or is being enforced, and how the statute defines earnings.

A non-compete is different from a non-solicitation or confidentiality agreement. Many states that limit non-competes still allow narrower clauses that protect trade secrets or customer lists. An employment lawyer can explain how the rules apply to a specific agreement.

General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.