Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements: Guarding the Family Jewels,...
Happy end-of-2012 to all from The Emplawyerologist! Now that we know from the last three posts about confidential information and trade secrets, ( Click here, here and here for a review) what other...
View ArticleRestrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements: Guarding the Family Jewels,...
Happy 2013! The Emplawyerologist kicks off the new year by continuing its new mini-series on restrictive covenants. Last week’s post provided an overview of restrictive covenants and key provisions....
View ArticleShould There Be Restrictions on Restrictive Covenants?
I don’t normally comment on other people’s articles. Now that I said that you know I’m about to break with my usual pattern, right? Well, here it is. About two and a half weeks ago — June 8, to be...
View ArticleYour Ex-Employee Chose Not to Compete with You. How Did That Happen??
Do you use restrictive covenants, or noncompetes to prevent former employees from competing with your company? Typically, a noncompete prohibits former employees from working for a competitor or...
View ArticleShould You Offer Your Employee a Forgivable Loan?
Last week we looked at deferred compensation as a way to induce employees to refrain from competing with former employers. Click here if you missed that post. You may have another option that may...
View ArticleIs Your Non-Compete an Antitrust Violation? Some Courts Say “Yes”
I promised last week to give you real case examples of non-compete agreements that were found to violate antitrust laws. You may recall that the problem arises more often when businesses enter into...
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