Non-Compete Agreements are everywhere. Most non-competes I see are not only poorly written (a style problem) and probably unenforceable against the employee (a drafting problem). Most employers take a one-size-fits-all approach and have all employees sign the exact same non-compete. Employers wanting employees to sign...
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I want to take the opportunity to address a couple common misunderstandings between legal entities and tax designations. One common question that we get is if I should form an S corporation. The answer to that question, actually, is that you can’t. Let’s step back and look at this...
#mattthelawyer, Employment Law, Small Business Advice / 31.07.2019
Best Practices for Small Business Timekeeping
I recently had a client with an interesting problem related to timekeeping practices. If you employ non-exempt (hourly) staff, in order to calculate their pay you need to have the number of hours that they worked in a pay period. A lot of folks use the good old...
We have another payroll issue that has been discussed by other bloggers, and the Department of Labor has issued an opinion on this. Believe me, if you want a cure for insomnia reading the Department of Labor opinion letters is a great option. In order to avoid you...
#mattthelawyer, Contracts / 24.07.2019
What You Need to Know about Non-Compete Agreements & At-Will Employment
One of the most difficult things for companies looking to have key employees, or any employees, sign a non-compete agreement is that most states have at-will employment. While at-will employment is highly beneficial in terms of labor market movement and the ability for employers to...
One aspect of dealing with creative and service-based industries, as I often do, is that many employers have a non-compete agreement for their employees. I understand the desire and sometimes the need for the agreement. But as a class of agreements, non-compete agreements are among...
#mattthelawyer, Contracts / 19.07.2019
Do you actually need an NDA?
Non-disclosure agreements (NDA) have a habit of driving me nuts. In this ten minute video I talk about the overuse of NDAs and how to determine if you actually need the NDA. https://youtu.be/qpIfbHRIHbo ...
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#mattthelawyer, Nonprofit / 15.07.2019
What’s the Difference between a Working Board and Governing Board?
When it comes to types of nonprofit boards, you can identify two types: working boards and governing boards. What’s the major difference? A governing board serves a nonprofit with a staff, while a working board serves a nonprofit without a staff. Working Boards A no-staff nonprofit with a...