Employment Contracts

Most states allow employers to ask their employees to sign non-compete agreements. In some states, employers are even allowed to fire employees who refuse to sign. This means that many employees feel they have no choice but to sign the paperwork, even when it...

A nondisclosure agreement is an important part of many business contracts. It prevents employees from being able to discuss specific things that they learn during their course of employment. If you break the terms of the nondisclosure agreement, legal consequences can...

Some employers require employees to sign contracts when they begin working. Others might do this when a person is promoted. In other words, there’s nothing unusual about being asked to sign an employment contract, but you still need to be cautious -- these contracts...

If you are subject to an employment contract here in San Diego, then you're likely aware of how that agreement has terms and conditions.  What you may not be aware of is how the agreement may contain a clause dictating that you must first pursue arbitration, not...

As a worker, you like the idea of being an at-will employee. Yes, it means you can be fired at any time for a legal reason, but it also means you can walk away from a job if you want. You have control over your own career. If you get a better job offer or just decide...

Many employees in California have relationships with their employers that are governed by employment contracts. The terms of these contracts can be fairly extensive, governing most aspects of the duties and obligations expected from both sides. However, there are some...

As a previous post on this blog discussed, workers in San Diego who are let go from their job may be offered a severance agreement as they are on the way out to door. This is obviously a stressful time for a worker, and it may be hard to think clearly about whether...

Even when a San Diego employee knows that they are at the end of their tenure at their present job, getting let go is still an emotionally difficult experience for a variety of reasons. In addition to having to go through the embarrassment of being unemployed, a...

Imagine being offered a new and exciting job. But, the employer requires a California employment contract, a lengthy document, written by lawyers, with various clauses. And, one of these clauses is a noncompetition clause. However, before signing one should understand...

Although not every San Diego employee is going to be offered an employment contract when making his or her next career move, many professionals with a specialized line of work and many executives would ordinarily expect to get a contract when taking a job offer.There...