At-Will Employment, Employment Contract, Corporate Counsel

Employee Non-Competes: Where We Stand Today

Amundsen Davis LLC on 7/25/2025

A little less than a year ago, businesses were scrambling to get ready for the then-impending Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would have blocked nearly all non-compete agreements between employers and...more

What Manufacturers Need to Know About Labor and Employment Law in Canada

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/27/2019

Manufacturers in Canada face a labor and employment environment that is much more employee and union-friendly than the United States. That said, a sophisticated manufacturing employer that is educated, strategic, and...more

Pennsylvania Court Rules That Switch To At-Will Work Doesn’t End Restrictive Covenant

Saul Ewing LLP on 4/27/2017

On April 19, 2017, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled that conversion to at-will employment after the end of a contract does not relieve employees of a non-solicitation provision. This opinion overturns a trial court decision...more

"No Contract" Disclaimer in Employee Handbook Upheld by Illinois Court

Roetzel & Andress on 11/21/2016

Employee handbooks have long been a trap for the unwary employer that desires merely to establish a set of rules and policies without undermining an at-will employment relationship with its employees. To avoid establishing...more

At Will? What’s That?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/2/2015

Did you know that employees in most countries outside the United States have a contractual right to continued employment, whether or not they have written contract? If an employer does not provide an employee with a written...more

Does the Employment Relationship Convert to At-Will Upon Expiration of an Employment Agreement’s Term? Failure to Consider this...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 4/30/2014

Many employers are surprised to learn that the employment relationship does not automatically convert to “at-will” when an employee’s fixed employment term expires. Instead, when asking for clarification on this issue,...more