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Why not just read your contract and find out for yourself instead of relying on the opinions of other people? In the end, neither company will care what someone told you; they will only care about a contract YOU signed. The company I worked for had specifically stated in their contract that we could not work for any company that is in competition with them (any other MTSO) so in this case I would be in violation of that contract. We could work for a hospital, a clinic, a physician, etc, directly, but not another MTSO and not for any entity with whom this MTSO had an agreement in place. In other words, we could't take the company's work from them. It's a noncompete clause. Yes, you need to look out for yourself so READ YOUR CONTRACT AND KNOW WHAT YOU LEGALLY AGREED TO, and for those of you who offered opinions, before you give or accept advice, know what you are talking about. Unless you actually know what her contract says, don't be the one who tells this MT she is okay when in fact she may be violating a legally binding agreement and opening herself up for big problems.