If I am a nurse practitioner and never signed a non-compete with my previous employer, can I email patients to tell them if they gave me theirs?
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If I am a nurse practitioner and never signed a non-compete with my previous employer, can I email patients to tell them if they gave me theirs?
Patients asked me where I am going and I had no position at that time so I told them I did not know. they then asked me how will they find me so I told them to give me their email and I will let them know and I also gave them my email. While some only saw me, others were previous patients of the doctors but did not want to see them anymore.
Asked on June 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you did not sign a non-competition or non-solicitation agreement, you may contact patients in this way so long as you do not use information from your employer's files for this purpose; that is, you have to use you own record of patient contact information. You may not use your employer's information or files for your own benefit without permission.
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