Wisconsin Health Care Employment Contract Attorneys
Employment Agreement Review and Negotiation
Our Wisconsin health care employment contract attorneys help physicians, medical groups, and health care organizations evaluate, negotiate, and draft employment agreements, compensation structures, restrictive covenants, practice separation terms, and related contracts. We focus on identifying legal and business risks early so clients can make informed decisions before disputes arise.
Physicians who are considering joining a medical practice or health system should carefully review the terms of their employment agreement. Physician groups should also plan the structure of the relationship among the group’s members. In each setting, the employment agreement helps define expectations, allocate responsibilities, and reduce the likelihood of disputes caused by differing assumptions. A physician employment contract typically addresses duties, base and bonus compensation, scheduling obligations, call coverage requirements, restrictive covenants, and other important terms.
Fixed-Fee Employment Agreement Reviews
For physicians who want a focused review of a proposed employment agreement, we offer fixed-fee employment agreement reviews. This option helps physicians understand key contract terms, identify provisions that may warrant negotiation, and evaluate legal and practical considerations before signing.
Health Care Regulatory Considerations
Because these agreements often involve both business terms and health care regulatory requirements, effective review requires attention to the practical relationship between the parties as well as the legal framework governing the arrangement.
We are Wisconsin attorneys with significant experience in health care and in the legal issues involved in negotiating, drafting, and advising providers on a variety of health care contracting matters. Health care contracts raise federal and state regulatory issues, and it is crucial that the attorney assisting with these matters understand the impact of those laws. Failure to comply with federal laws, such as the Stark Law, can result in regulatory violations and related penalties. Wisconsin also has unique laws that affect issues such as the enforceability of restrictive covenants. These Wisconsin-specific requirements can create significant risks for providers who attempt to create their own agreements or for attorneys who are not current on how these laws apply to physician contracts in Wisconsin.
Representative Agreements and Services
We have prepared and advised employees and employers on health care employment and related agreements for a wide range of provider types and employment scenarios, including:
- Group contracts with new-hire physicians
- Partnership and shareholder agreements and compensation structures
- Health care system employment agreements
- Hospital-based physician agreements
- Medical director and administrative agreements
- Production-based compensation agreements
- Hospital service line management agreements
- Integrated physician group agreements
- Practice mergers
- Executive employment agreements
- Group practice structure
- Part-time employment agreements
Practice Separations
We also assist physicians and groups with practice separations. We analyze employment and other relevant agreements to determine whether a physician who wishes to leave a group or health care system may do so without restriction. We also negotiate the terms of departure. In addition, we routinely assist provider groups with issues involving the departure of employed physicians and other providers, including enforcement of restrictive covenants and other issues that arise upon termination.
Contact Our Health Care Industry Focus Group
If you need assistance from a Wisconsin attorney with a health care employment contract, practice separation, or other health care-related matter, contact a member of our health care industry focus group.
