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Length of Employment May Affect Whether A Non-Compete Agreement is Enforceable
When the length of time an employee works for an employer is significantly shorter than the length of the term the employee may not compete...
PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO TIME LIMITS….THEY MAY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CLAIM CAN GO FORWARD IN COURT
Time limits matter, and can be determinative of whether or not a claim is heard by a court. The District IV Court of Appeals recently...
KNOW YOUR FABLES IF YOU HAVE A CASE PENDING BEFORE JUDGE POSNER!
A recent Seventh Circuit decision is an entertaining read from Judge Posner for those who enjoy fables, and as a reminder of the importance of...
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY AFTER YOU ARE TERMINATED!
If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of being terminated, be careful what comments you make on public forums, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs and...
BEWARE THE POTENTIAL PITFALLS OF QUITTING A SECOND JOB IF YOU ARE RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS!
A recently-issued unpublished decision of the District IV Court of Appeals should serve as a caution to people who hold more than one job and...
KEY COMPONENTS TO SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS, FROM AN EMPLOYEE’S PERSPECTIVE
Hawks Quindel attorneys frequently advise clients about the terms of a severance or separation agreement. When an employer wants to end the employment of an...
SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES RELIGIOUS EMPLOYEES’ RIGHTS
In Hosanna – Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, 565 U.S.____ (2012), the United States Supreme Court on January 11, 2012, issued a...
GRANDPARENT’S RIGHTS TO VISITATION WITH GRANDCHILDREN IMPROVE WITH COURT OF APPEALS DECISION
Grandparents seeking the opportunity to see their grandchildren, over a biological parent’s objection, have one less hurdle following a recent Court of Appeals decision. In...
EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS TO “ZONE OF INTEREST” UNDER TITLE VII
In a rare expansion of employee rights from the U.S. Supreme Court, a new category of employees can sue an employer for retaliation, namely an...