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How Do Employers Navigate Evolving Landscape of Restrictive Covenants Following NLRB's McLaren Macomb Decision?

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The NLRB issued its order and decision last year in McLaren Macomb, holding that employers violate the NLRA by enforcing — or even offering — severance agreements containing overly broad confidentiality and non-disparagement...more

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Employment Agreement or Offer Letter – Which One Should You Use?

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Does your new hire need an employment agreement, or can an offer letter suffice? If you worry about whether to present your new hire with an employment agreement, you are not alone. Employers regularly struggle with the...more

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Employment Terms - A View From Both Sides of the Pond

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As businesses look to expand their operations globally, we are increasingly seeing HR leaders taking a strategic view on how they want to engage their workforce across different jurisdictions. There is a greater push from...more

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What's in an Offer? Key Considerations for Drafting Effective Employment Offer Letters

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An effective offer letter succinctly sets forth the material terms of an employee's employment and makes clear that no other "unwritten" terms are part of the agreement. This article highlights a few key terms that any offer...more

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Washington, D.C. Passes Legislation Banning Non-Compete Agreements: A 5-Step Action Plan For Employers

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just signed into law one of the most restrictive pieces of legislation in the nation relating to employers’ use of non-compete agreements to prevent employees from working for competitors....more

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International HR – Offer Letters and Employment Contracts

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When a US company decides to hire an employee in another country the question of whether to send the applicant an offer letter inevitably arises. Sending an offer letter prior to the final contract is normal practice in the...more

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Oral Contract Upheld in California Despite Offer Letter Purporting to Supersede It

Does an employment offer letter that expressly supersedes any oral statements on the part of supervisors concerning conditions of employment preclude verbal wage promises made after the employee is hired? Chen v. M&C Hotel...more

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Practical Advice for the Business Owner - Avoiding common mistakes when making incentive compensation grants to employees

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Incentive compensation (e.g., stock options, restricted stock, bonus plans, phantom stock, stock appreciation rights, etc.) can be a very useful tool for aligning the incentives of employees and shareholders, as well as a...more

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At Will? What’s That?

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

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New York Court Finds That Plaintiff Who Never Worked a Day For Company Is Not Entitled To A $350,000 Performance Bonus

On January 20, 2015, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision plainly reminding employers of the importance of precisely drafting employment documents. In the case of In re...more

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Top Tips for Successful Recruitment

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Recent surveys have shown that companies of all sizes are optimistic about their ability to expand and create jobs in 2014. With business confidence said to be at its highest since 1994, now is a good time for employers to...more

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6 Tips for Drafting Offer Letters

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Just as in romance, employer-employee relationships often are at their best in the courting stage. During the after-glow of an initial hire, many employers wish to make new employees feel welcome by sending confirmatory...more

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