Therapy Services, Inc. v. Crystal City Nursing Center, Inc.

In this case we are asked to decide whether a provision in a contract for services between two businesses restricting employment of certain employees for a period of time is against public policy.

Therapy Services, Inc. is an entity certified by the Virginia Department of Health as a provider of skilled rehabilitative services. As such, it employs certified physical, occupational, and speech therapists and, in turn, contracts with health care facilities to deliver rehabilitative services at those facilities using its therapist employees.

Crystal City Nursing Center, Inc. (Crystal City) 1 is…