It’s been a crazy week here for reasons I hope to share in a future post.
But in the meantime, the world of employment law still continues. Here are some items worth reading that I had hoped to talk about further. This brief recap will have to do for now.
Suppose your company just purchased another small company. As is typical in such deals, you have hired the owners under a three year employment contract because the professional services and expertise of the owners is important to the deal’s success. In that arrangement, you have a restrictive covenant that says that if and when the
An article in this week’s Connecticut Law Tribune suggests “how employees can negotiate around a non-compete agreement.”
But let’s look at the issue from the “other” side — the employer — and ask “how employers can enforce a non-compete agreement.”
There are a number of factors that courts in Connecticut will look at in deciding
With the blog approaching its fifth (!) anniversary later this year, I thought it was time to revisit some subjects that I covered in the blog’s infancy and update them.
One such story from way back on September 14, 2007, was a new law that prohibited non-compete agreements by security guards. Back then, I stated:
Back in June, I talked about a new district court case on restrictive covenants. My law partner, Joshua Hawks-Ladds, follows up today with results of the appeal. For employers who have a non-compete agreement, this decision emphasizes the need to seek an injunction quickly to protect the employer’s interests.
Let’s say that you, as
Have 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
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There 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
Employment law is quite the hot topic among various blogs. So much so that it’s time for the next installment of Quick Takes — a quick summary of what’s new and noteworthy.
October. Here in New England, it brings to mind pumpkins. Besides being carved up (made into pumpkin pie), pumpkins also hold a place in story lore — you’ll recall from Cinderella that a pumpkin could be magically transformed into a beautiful carriage (which of course, you can buy on Amazon.)
In Connecticut, October also
With apologies to Alex Trebek, it’s time for a game of legal Jeopardy.