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Noncompete agreements protect against the competitor working in your midst

01/01/2008

Texas law says that employees owe a duty of loyalty to their employers, but can still plan to enter into competition with that employer while still employed. That’s why it’s important to protect your trade secrets and business plans by developing a clear, comprehensive and binding noncompete agreement for employees to sign—one that prohibits the poaching of staff and clients and enforces confidentiality …

Grocery clerk stops shoplifter, loses job for breaking rule

01/01/2008

File this one under “no good deed goes unpunished.” Michigan grocery clerk John Schultz says he lost his job after trying to thwart the getaway of an alleged shoplifter. The firing offense? Touching a customer …

Steelworkers sue over WARN Act violations

01/01/2008

The United Steelworkers union filed a complaint against Meridian Automotive Systems Inc., claiming the company violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act when it permanently laid off workers at its Jackson, OH, plant in August of 2007 …

WARN notice: What if employees aren’t all terminated at the same time?

01/01/2008

Q. I’ve read that 50 or more employees must be affected by a plant closing in order to trigger a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice requirement. We will be closing a plant, but it will take several months before all employees will be laid off. When are we required to give the notice? …

Warn managers: Don’t promise a rehire call

01/01/2008

Tell supervisors to avoid the encouraging words, “If we have an opening, we’ll give you a call.” They’re well-intentioned but legally dangerous. Tell departing employees you’ll consider them for any openings they’re qualified for if they apply. Then explain how you post job openings and leave the ball in their court …

More woes for Marion VAMC

01/01/2008

The Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is defending the credentialing process it used to hire Dr. Jose Veizaga-Mendez, who resigned after allegedly being implicated in 10 patient deaths …

Contract requires lengthy advance notice of resignation? It may not be valid

01/01/2008

For key personnel, it’s customary to have employment contracts specifying the terms and conditions under which the employees will work, compensation terms and other details, such as a noncompete and trade secrets clause. Plus, the agreements may specify how much notice key employees must give before they leave for other jobs. Before the contract is signed, make sure it meets with Georgia contract law …

Valdosta Tech president swept up in card abuse audit

01/01/2008

Robert Abene, president of Valdosta Technical College, resigned days after his son was arrested on charges of misusing a state-issued credit card. Abene said he was resigning to focus on his family …

File this one under ‘Icky’

01/01/2008

Forty-year-old high school science teacher and cross-country coach Brenton Wuchae narrowly avoided felony charges by quitting his job at South Brunswick High School hours before he married his 16-year-old star runner. Wuchae denied having a sexual relationship with her before the wedding …

DeWeese’s ‘Tuesday massacre’ has Democrats cringing

01/01/2008
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