Compensation mechanics
Review base salary, guarantee duration, wRVU or collections formulas, crediting rules, quality metrics, unilateral amendment rights, and the survey source used to justify market position.
Physician Contract Clause Library
Plain-English explanations of the clauses physicians should understand before signing an employment agreement, compensation exhibit, pro forma, or renewal.
Analyze These ClausesIs this clause library legal advice?
No. It is an educational checklist. A qualified attorney should interpret contract language, local law, and negotiation strategy for the specific agreement.
Which clauses usually deserve attorney review?
Restrictive covenants, malpractice tail, unilateral compensation changes, repayment obligations, termination provisions, and productivity formulas commonly deserve focused legal review.
Restrictive covenants
Noncompetes, nonsolicits, patient restrictions, facility restrictions, and affiliate language should be checked for state law, specialty scope, geography, duration, and patient-continuity carve-outs.
Malpractice and tail
Occurrence coverage, claims-made coverage, tail responsibility, trigger events, payment timing, and exceptions for without-cause termination can materially change exit cost.
Termination and renewal
Without-cause notice, cure periods, immediate termination events, nonrenewal mechanics, patient handoff duties, and survival clauses should be clear before signature.
Repayment obligations
Signing bonus, relocation, loan repayment, stipend, and fellowship stipend clawbacks should be prorated and should state when repayment is waived.
Workload and locations
Call frequency, weekends, holidays, post-call relief, clinical hours, administrative time, outreach sites, telehealth, and affiliate coverage can determine the practical value of the compensation package.