Allowed if reasonable
Non-compete law in Mississippi
No Mississippi statute that regulates employee noncompetes was found; enforceability is a matter of case law, which Mississippi courts decide on reasonableness of the restriction. Bills to void noncompetes in health care provider contracts were referred to the House Judiciary A committee and died there; the Legislature's own records show 2024 HB 889, 2025 HB 806 and 2026 HB 500 each 'Died In Committee'.
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- Employee non-competes
- Not banned; conditions apply
- Pay floor
- None in the statute
- Duration
- No statutory cap.
Non-solicitation clauses
No statute found; case law.
Recent changes
- 2026-02-03. 2026 HB 500 (noncompete provisions in health care provider contracts void and unenforceable; proposed effective date July 1, 2026) referred to Judiciary A on 01/12 and 'Died In Committee' on 02/03. Source
- 2025-02-04. 2025 HB 806 (same subject; proposed effective July 1, 2025) referred to Judiciary A on 01/16 and 'Died In Committee' on 02/04. Source
- 2024-03-05. 2024 HB 889 (same subject; proposed effective July 1, 2024) referred to Judiciary A on 02/02 and 'Died In Committee' on 03/05. Source
Primary sources
- Miss. 2026 Regular Session, H.B. 500 - bill history (disposition: Dead) (official source)
- Miss. 2026 Regular Session, H.B. 500 - introduced text (official source)
- Miss. 2025 Regular Session, H.B. 806 - bill history (disposition: Dead) (official source)
- Miss. 2024 Regular Session, H.B. 889 - bill history (disposition: Dead) (official source)
- Miss. 2026 Regular Session - Report of All Measures (official source)