Suppose a former employee has breached your company’s covenant not to compete after she left employment. Are you, the employer, entitled to get the non-compete period extended as a remedy for the breach? Great question. And one that differs depending on the state. A federal court in Connecticut (Aladdin Capital Holdings, LLC v. Donoyan) looked… Continue Reading
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This Week in Social Media & Employment Law: Facebook Privacy Settings, Stored Communications Act, Social Media Policies
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Social MediaAs social media continues to dominate the world — or at least conversations about employment law – there are a few notable posts that are worth delving into this week that explore the topic further. Forbes blogger Kashmir Hill (formerly of Above the Law) has a good piece on whether privacy settings matter on Facebook… Continue Reading
Free Webinar on Restrictive Covenants and What Employers Need to Know Now
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceHave you taken steps to prevent your business from walking out the door? That issue — and the overall use of restrictive covenants will be the subject of today’s free webinar at noon. You can sign up here. Our monthly webinar series (after taking the holiday period off) runs on the second Wednesday of each month. … Continue Reading
Enforcing Restrictive Covenants – What Employers Need to Know
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceThere were signs this morning that the economy is starting to pick up again. If that continues to happen, there is no doubt that we’ll start to see many more employees changing jobs to take advantage of new opportunities. But as that happens, some of those employees’ employers will be left scratching their head and… Continue Reading
Quick Hits: EFCA Update; Racial Harassment, Strategic Economic Planning Document,, Non-Compete Agreements, New ADA Regulations
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments, LitigationIt’s been a busy week. The ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels project stopped by for a visit yesterday. We talked about the blog and how attorneys and clients can really take advantage of technology. (We also talked about bar association activities; my public thanks to all the people on the various task forces and committees as… Continue Reading
Appellate Court Enforces Non-Solicitation Agreement Even When Clause Misses Operative Language
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, LitigationSuppose you’ve drafted a fairly lengthy agreement entitled "Employment, Non-Solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreement" for an employee to sign. And suppose that among the provisions is a paragraph entitled "Agreement Not to Solicit". And now suppose that the language details various items that the employee is prohibited from doing. What’s the issue, you may ask? Well,… Continue Reading
Yankees Mull Non-Disparagement Clauses, but What Does One Look Like?
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceWith the Super Bowl over, there are many in Connecticut who would love to start paying attention to baseball (after all, pitchers and catchers report to spring training in about two weeks). Fortunately, there’s been plenty of drama for New York Yankees fans this week with the release of former manager Joe Torre’s new book,… Continue Reading
Non-Compete Agreements for Security Guards
Posted in Laws and RegulationsWith apologies to Alex Trebek, it’s time for a game of legal Jeopardy. First, the answer: "As a result of a new Connecticut law (effective October 1, 2007), employees in this arcane type of job classification can now bring suit if their employer requires them to sign a certain type of non-compete agreement." The question: What is "classification 339032… Continue Reading
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