Amendments to the Illinois Nurse Agency Licensing Act (HB 4666) purpose to endorse transparency and protections for healthcare workers, but, in observe, they make it a lot more complicated for nurse staffing agencies to retain personnel. Under the new legislation, staffing companies undertaking small business in Illinois can no for a longer time enter into covenants not-to-contend with nurses or licensed nursing assistants. Similarly, nurse staffing agencies are prohibited from necessitating any “buy-out” fee, placement payment, or other form of payment if the nurse is employed by a healthcare facility. The legislation applies only to agreements entered into soon after the law’s efficient date of July 1, 2022, so prior…