If you’re a business executive, corporate officer, sales associate, or just an employee with significant influence over other employees and company customers, there’s a good chance you’re subject to a nonsolicitation agreement. But what is a nonsolicitation agreement? And why do you have to be careful not to violate it when using social media? We’ll […]
Practically all businesses rely on their ability to find new customers and maintain existing ones. In some businesses, customers may be more devoted to a specific employee than they are to the business itself. In these situations, the business may struggle to survive when a key employee departs. To prevent departing employees from taking away
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Non-compete agreements are regulated by state laws, which can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Whether a particular contract is enforceable also depends on the language of the agreement and the facts surrounding how the parties reached that agreement. In many business sales and mergers, the assets of the company, including employees and their contracts, are
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A non-compete agreement is a contract that an employee signs with an employer that states that the employee will not compete with the employer when he or she leaves the business for a given period within a specific geographic area. Though these agreements originally were meant for high-ranking executives and managers, they have been used
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If you are being hired by a company or being given a severance package on your way out, you may be handed a number of forms to review and sign. One of them may be a contract, and part of that contract may include a nondisparagement clause. Its meaning depends on the particular wording, but
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Jack Jarrett is an attorney at the Spiggle Law Firm. This article is part of a 10-part series on various aspects of employment contracts and intellectual property issues from the perspective of employees. To learn more about Jack and his practice, please visit his bio. A while ago, a friend’s son was offered his dream job.
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Everyone has his or her limit. Maybe you’ve reached yours. Don’t like being treated like a cog in a machine? Is your boss a bully who raises himself up by pulling others down? Maybe you found a better opportunity elsewhere or need to move. Whatever the reason, you need to quit your job. What’s the best
So you gritted your teeth, forced a smile, and signed a performance improvement plan (PIP). Now what? Unfortunately, the worst is probably yet to come. So brace yourself. A PIP is supposed to give you a fair chance to “improve” your performance. In my experience, that’s rarely the case. This can be for a number
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Traditionally, companies have used noncompetes to prevent highly paid senior managers from going to work for their former employers’ competitors. Today, however, noncompetes are even used with minimum wage workers. For example, see Does Jimmy John’s Noncompete Clause for Sandwich Makers Have Legal Legs? You might be presented with a noncompete agreement before your first day
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Have a question about your potential legal case? Our Legal Leverage program has you covered! Are you trying to decide whether you should sign the (bogus) performance improvement plan (PIP) that your boss or human resources just shoved in your face (figuratively)? It’s an important question because PIPs, by definition, include critical descriptions of your
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