A Wisconsin-based health system is forcing doctors in Duluth to sign a heavily amended contract or resign, physicians say. The contract includes a noncompete clause, which bars physicians from working at a competing hospital after leaving. An author of Minnesota's 2023 ban on noncompete agreements says the contract likely violates the law, though labor law experts say it's unclear how a court might rule. Aspirus, a health system based out of Wausau, Wis., merged with St. Luke's Duluth in 2023 and operates 19 hospitals and over 100 outpatient clinics across Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. The Minnesota Attorney General's office is now investigating physicians' complaints and served Aspirus a subpoena Thursday.
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