Maryland Law on NonCompete Agreements Workers who fall below the threshold are protected from employer mandated noncompete agreements. Effective October 1, 2023, Maryland will expand the number of individuals who cannot be subject to a noncompete agreement with their employer.Under Maryland law, covenants not to compete are enforceable only if they are reasonable in duration, geographic scope, and type of activities restricted. Noncompetes for physicians are only valid if the physician works in a clinical setting and the employer is not a nonprofit. The Commission proposed the NonCompete Clause Rule on January 19, 2023 pursuant to sections 5 and 6(g) of the FTC Act. Those that left were forced to leave the state due to the non compete clauses. The Temporal restriction is reasonable. Maryland has long disfavored agreements that limit economic competition, socalled "noncompete" and "conflict of interest" agreements. A noncompete clause may be part of the worker's employment contract or may be contained in a standalone contract.