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Ontario, Canada Court Concludes Secondment Agreement Was Not a Fixed-term Employment Agreement

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In Nader v. University Health Network, 2022 ONSC 447, the court examined the language of a secondment agreement and concluded that the plaintiff-employee was not a fixed-term employee of the organization to which he was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Never Too Late to Arbitrate? Tips on Getting Your Agreement On

Do your employees sign arbitration agreements? If so, do your arbitration agreements prevent employees from joining class actions against your company? Does your company want to start requiring arbitration agreements? If...more

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Does a Requirement to Pay “Target Variable Compensation” Include Equity Awards?

In Batty v. UCAR International Inc. et al the Delaware Court of Chancery considered the terms of a severance agreement. The agreement, which was entered into in 2000, set the compensation that plaintiff Batty, who was...more

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Overbroad Geographic Restriction Dooms Covenant Not to Compete

Texas law allows for the enforcement of covenants not to compete that impose reasonable restrictions on competition. Texas courts frequently enforce geographic and other restrictions on a former employee’s ability to compete...more

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Courts Will Not Sever Defective Termination Provisions

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North v Metaswitch Networks Corporation, 2017 ONCA 790 [Metaswitch] is the latest in a series of employee-friendly appellate level decisions where a contractual termination provision is not enforced. The Ontario Court of...more

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