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Some employees who are being let go from a job will be asked to sign a severance agreement, which is a contract that extends certain pay and benefits after employment ends. In exchange for those benefits, the employee might be asked to give up certain rights. Before...
Contracts must be fair and balanced for them to be legally valid and enforceable. Especially in scenarios where one party must make substantial concessions when signing a contract, the other party must also make concessions or provide something of value. That standard...
Employees in Texas may have heard that noncompete agreements were banned by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A noncompete agreement typically says that an employee who signs the document cannot directly work for the competition in the same geographical area or...
Many of the most successful and best-compensated professionals have to sign very thorough employment contracts. They negotiate terms in advance that govern everything from severance packages to performance-related bonuses. Frequently, white-collar professionals,...
A noncompete agreement can feel like a chain that follows you long after you leave a job. But crossing a state border does not automatically make that chain disappear. Every state takes a different approach to noncompete enforcement. That means the rules you agreed to...
Professionals often have to sign noncompete agreements when accepting new positions or promotions. Employers want to protect their organization from unfair competition. They require that workers sign contracts with terms that limit their ability to start a competing...
Covenants not to compete, or non-compete agreements, have become common employment contract inclusions. Businesses across Texas may require that employees sign non-compete agreements to protect the company. These restrictive covenants prevent people from accepting...
A non-compete agreement is intended to prevent an employee from working for a competitor or starting a similar business for a certain period or within a specific geographical area after leaving a company. They are common in industries where intellectual property,...
Employees often rush through the onboarding process. They don't evaluate the contract very carefully, other than to potentially verify terms related to compensation and benefits. Details such as the terms of a restrictive covenant may seem unimportant to a...
Professionals in many different industries sign complex employment contracts. Executives, salespeople, managers and even medical doctors often accept employment opportunities that come with restrictions. Restrictive covenants are common in modern employment...