Employment law
Hiring, employment agreements and separations
Employment paperwork is where the law varies most by where you are standing. A non-compete that is ordinary in Texas is void in California. GO LAW drafts the document and says what it does; where enforceability is the whole question, that is the point to ask a person.
Three ways to get this done
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Offer letters, employment agreements, contractor agreements and workplace policies.
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Ask a licensed attorney whether a restriction is likely to hold where you are.
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Questions people arrive with
Can I be held to a non-compete?
It depends almost entirely on the state. Some will not enforce one against an employee at all; others will if it is limited in time, geography and the work it covers. The document itself is only half the answer.
Is an employee or a contractor the right arrangement?
The label on the agreement does not decide it. Tax authorities and courts look at how the work is actually controlled and paid for, and getting it wrong is expensive in back taxes rather than in contract damages.
What should a separation agreement actually contain?
The severance terms, what is being released and by whom, what happens to confidential information, and the notices the law requires for the person’s age and jurisdiction. The last of those is the one people leave out.