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Key Employment Issues for Founders

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Do you have an employment agreement? Should you have an employment agreement? We are often asked whether founders need written employment agreements with their companies. Every company's culture is different. Often founders...more

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Continued At-Will Employment Sufficient Consideration for Restrictive Covenants, Connecticut Court Holds

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Continued at-will employment can be sufficient consideration for an employee’s restrictive covenant agreement, the Connecticut Appellate Court has held. Schimenti Construction Company, LLC v. Schimenti, No. AC44274 (Jan. 17,...more

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Is Continued Employment Still Enough? Given Recent Amendments to Colorado Noncompete Statute, Continued At-Will Employment May no...

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In Lucht's Concrete Pumping, Inc. v. Horner, 255 P.3d 1058 (Colo. 2011), the Colorado Supreme Court held that continued at-will employment provides sufficient consideration for a noncompetition covenant entered into after the...more

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Illinois Governor Signs New Non-Compete Bill

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The Illinois General Assembly passed a major bill in May that significantly alters how and when employers can use restrictive covenants with Illinois employees. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law on...more

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Illinois Legislature Passes Comprehensive Non-Compete Legislation

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As reported in prior blogs, the Illinois legislature for several months has been considering amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act that apply to non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions. SmithAmundsen attorneys...more

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For Your Consideration: Recent State-to-State Developments on Sufficient Consideration for Employee Non-Compete Agreements

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The various laws, statutes, and policies governing non-compete agreements are nuanced, inconsistent, and sometimes downright contradictory from state-to-state. The issue of consideration is no different. Like other...more

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At Will? What’s That?

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Did you know that employees in most countries outside the United States have a contractual right to continued employment, whether or not they have written contract? If an employer does not provide an employee with a written...more

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Employment Flash - February 2013

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In This Issue: - Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision on Surviving Merger Entity’s Ability to Enforce Noncompetition Agreements - “Sweet” Decision for California Employers: Court Approves Time Rounding in Case...more

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