Job offers and employment contracts may seem similar, but they carry very different legal weight. Understanding what to include, how to word it, and when it becomes binding can protect both employers ...

Employment contracts are not unlike other contracts -- certain problems may arise that render the contract void. There is an important distinction between contracts that are void and ones that are ...

Employment contract restrictions, also known as restrictive covenants, are clauses in an employment contract that restrict what employers and employees can do during and after the employment ...

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Employment contracts take many different forms. All employees at a company may be asked to sign the same form contract, or each employee may have a contract with the employer that is applicable just ...

Lawrence M. Pearson is a partner at Wigdor LLP and a leading labor and employment attorney. Companies are increasingly asking employees to give up rights through arbitration agreements, non-competes, ...

You nailed the interview, negotiated the salary, and now the HR manager slides a thick stack of papers across the desk for you to sign. In the excitement of securing a new job, many people flip ...