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Hiring & Firing › Contract Terms › Restraint of Trade

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Noncompetes Included in Separation Agreements May Not Survive Legal Challenge

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When preparing employee separation or severance agreements, we are occasionally asked by clients whether they can include a noncompetition restriction as part of the severance offer, even in situations where no noncompete was...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Employee ‘No Poaching’ Agreements Meet the Antitrust Laws: Protection of Employees in the New Economy

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For centuries employers have maintained a strong interest in trying to protect their most valuable asset, their key employees, from solicitation by and loss to other employers, especially competitors. As a result, “no...more

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