Russell Cawyer reports that the recent state legislative session amended the statute regarding non-compete agreements. The new law allows physicians access to patients seen within a year. The current law restricts the ability of employers to draft non-competes regarding geographic distance, time and activity. This new provision adds this one category in
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Stock Options not Enough for Non-Compete
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You work for an employer. The employer has trade secrets and leads it wants to protect. It asks you to sign a non-compete agreement when you hire on. Most non-compete agreements provide that after you leave your job, you will not compete with your employer for a specified amount of time. Is that non-compete agreement…
Arbitrations do not Work in Non-Union Shops
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NPR has a good story on the evils of mandatory arbitration in the workplace. Unfortunately, it is all too accurate. Mandatory arbitration simply does not work well in the non-union workplace. It favors employers over employees. Note the experience of one arbitrator who ruled against the company one time, after finding in favor of the…
Arbitrations are not Popular with Everyone
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Arbitration has been around forever for labor disputes. Unions and their employers have long relied on arbitration as a relatively inexpensive way to resolve disputes. In the labor context, the arbitration process is set up through a collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator is picked by both sides from a list of some 10 ore more names.
Forced Arbitration not Supported
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Arbitration for labor unions has been around forever. Arbitration has only been in use for the last 10 years or so. Employers started establishing policies for arbitration in employee handbooks in the late 1990’s, in response to a few key court decisions. At first, most employment lawyers who represent employees were very concerned. National…