Employment Law
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Terminating an Employee Best Practices
Terminating an employee is one of the most challenging aspects of being a business owner....
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Legal Issues with Social Media
Datareportal reports that 4.7 billion people worldwide use social media, spending an average of two...
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How Would a Non-Compete Ban Impact My Business? – 5 Things to Know
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule to ban non-compete...
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Watch out for Non-Hire and Anti-Poaching Agreements!
You are the CEO of Company A, a cutting-edge developer of new software. Over golf...
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Non-Compete 101
Throughout your professional career, you may have signed a non-compete. But, if you haven't yet,...
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The 7 Types of Restrictive Covenants to Know
Post-employment restrictive covenants in PA come in multiple varieties. But the non-compete covenant is the...
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Restrictive Covenant Enforcement
Obtaining an employee's signature on a post-employment restriction is simpler than restrictive covenant enforcement. By...
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What is Garden Leave?
Garden Leave Allows Some Protection for an Employer The term sounds pastoral, but its use...
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Non-Solicitation Agreements- The Third Rail of Employee Mobility Law
When an ex-employee works for a competitor, the violation of a non-compete covenant is clear-cut....
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US Supreme Court Limits Scope of Computer Fraud Law
On June 3, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision on the...