Non-compete agreements have become increasingly popular in recent days. These contracts document terms between an employer and their employee that prevent the employee from leaving the company and going to a competitor, or into a…
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If you follow the financial or political news, then insider trading may be a term with which you’re familiar. It may evoke the image of Martha Stewart being sent to jail, or more recently of…
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When two parties need to settle a dispute, they do so with the understanding that they are disposing of their adversarial positions and instead are moving towards finding a solution with the guidance of a…
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Non-compete agreements are becoming increasingly common. Employers want to be sure that they are not investing their time and money in their staff, only to have them leave and apply their knowledge and training to…