Severance Pay, Appeals, Breach of Contract

Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Scope of Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/16/2025

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled that a forfeiture clause triggered by a breach of a non-solicitation agreement is not a "forfeiture for competition agreement" under the Massachusetts Noncompetition...more

First Circuit Rules that Bankruptcy Court “Retention of Jurisdiction” Provisions Not Enough to Establish Jurisdiction

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints on 6/16/2017

It is very common for bankruptcy court orders to provide that the court retains jurisdiction to enforce such orders. Similarly, chapter 11 confirmation orders routinely provide that the bankruptcy court retains jurisdiction...more

South Carolina Supreme Court Finds Employee Cannot Sue for Breach of Contract and Wrongful Discharge

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/5/2015

As with most states, South Carolina recognizes an exception to its general employment at-will doctrine. Employers may terminate employees with or without cause, but not for any reason that violates the state’s public policy....more

Let’s Shake On It: Texas Case Exemplifies the Perils of Adopting a Company-Wide Practice of Oral Agreements

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/19/2014

An opinion out of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals demonstrates why employers need to be weary of developing a practice of oral agreements in regards to compensation upon which at-will employees may detrimentally rely. The...more

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Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Scope of Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act

First Circuit Rules that Bankruptcy Court “Retention of Jurisdiction” Provisions Not Enough to Establish Jurisdiction

South Carolina Supreme Court Finds Employee Cannot Sue for Breach of Contract and Wrongful Discharge

Let’s Shake On It: Texas Case Exemplifies the Perils of Adopting a Company-Wide Practice of Oral Agreements

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