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The Million Dollar ChatGPT Mistake

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I’m still haunted by the call that started my morning early Thursday. A new client needed help with the termination of an executive, immediately. Now, my spidey senses perk up whenever a client calls with a same-day...more

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Indiana Appeals Court Rejects Noncompete That Prevented Work in Any Capacity

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On November 25, 2024, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a former chief operating officer (COO) at a medical fee collection company did not breach noncompete agreements and a nondisclosure provision when she took a job...more

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Are commissions owed post-termination of employment or engagement? The Procuring-Cause Doctrine Revisited

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In 1916, the Texas Supreme Court articulated the procuring-cause doctrine, which is a default rule that applies when a valid agreement to pay a commission on sales of property or product does not address whether commissions...more

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Fourth Circuit’s Reinstatement of $1.2 Million Award Highlights Risk of Arbitration Agreements

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On February 24, 2022, the Fourth Circuit restored a $1,186,975.00 arbitration award for a North Carolina securities wholesaler (“Warfield”) who alleged that his former employer ICON Advisers Inc. (“ICON”) unlawfully fired him...more

Maynard Nexsen

The South Carolina Supreme Court Issues an Important Decision on the Viability of Legal Claims by Former Employee for Termination...

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On December 1, 2021, the South Carolina Supreme Court answered three certified questions from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina that provide clarification on the legal rights stemming from...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Close Was Not Close Enough: First Circuit Denies Executive’s Implied Covenant Claim For Unpaid Equity Compensation Related To A...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 27, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that, under Massachusetts law, a terminated employee asserting a claim for being deprived of lost compensation in breach...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Employment Terms and Terminations: It’s Different in the States

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Employers sometimes include fixed terms of employment in their employment agreement. Sometimes a fixed term is meant to prompt the parties to renegotiate at the end of the term....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

N.C. Court of Appeals Says Employer Can Require Changes to At-Will Employment Contract

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Formal employment contracts can be for a specific term or may be terminated by one or both parties under certain conditions. When the agreement has no set term or can be ended by either party at any time, it is considered...more

Butler Snow LLP

Flu season is back: Can you require employees to get a shot?

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It’s that time of year again, with many employers offering free flu shots to employees in hopes of reducing flu-related absences and resulting productivity decreases in the months ahead. Most often, a flu shot is offered as a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

For Your Consideration: Recent State-to-State Developments on Sufficient Consideration for Employee Non-Compete Agreements

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The various laws, statutes, and policies governing non-compete agreements are nuanced, inconsistent, and sometimes downright contradictory from state-to-state. The issue of consideration is no different. Like other...more

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