Other New England states have guardrails to protect workers from noncompetes. Why can’t RI?

By: Kerem P. Köylüoğlu

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 956

Last Updated: 5 days, 2 hours ago

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In early 2021, CVS sued a former executive who had taken a job with Cigna in Washington state, arguing his move violated a one-year noncompete and threatened CVS’s confidential Medicare Advantage strategy. The agreement defined “restricted area” as not only the entire United States, but anywhere in the world where CVS does business. CVS asked a court to stop its former chief Medicare officer from working in major parts of his field for a year …

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