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College Football Coaches and Non-Compete Agreements
College Football Coaches and Non-Compete Agreements 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

After last night’s game, I ran across an article discussing college coaches and non-compete agreements. It is excellent. Read it. Enjoy it. Attorney Michael Elkon of Fisher & Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm, explains why college football coaches can pick up and move, while the average person (salesman, engineer, doctor, etc. )…

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Non-Compete Litigation: A Divorce, But Worse
Non-Compete Litigation: A Divorce, But Worse 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Imagine a divorce. The bad kind where people would rather fight than be reasonable. The kind where the only people who win are the attorneys because the financial cost of litigation, coupled with the emotional drain of battle wear the parties out. Now, multiply in some additional hurt feelings, a…

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Injunction: Often Sought, Not Often Granted
Injunction: Often Sought, Not Often Granted 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Injunction is a great word. It is quite popular these days, for attorneys to draft language into an employment agreement that says something like the following: EMPLOYEE agrees that should he or she leave the employ of COMPANY and violate any of the covenants outlined above (namely Non-competition / non-solicitation…

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What Would the World Look Like Without Non-Compete Agreements?
What Would the World Look Like Without Non-Compete Agreements? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I get it. You shouldn’t be able to take some one’s secret information and use it for the benefit for yourself. That is why we have the Uniform Trade Secret Act and states have adopted their own Trade Secret Acts.I also get that stealing is wrong. Its a Commandment afterall,…

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New Year: Great Time for a Lawsuit?
New Year: Great Time for a Lawsuit? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Last night at a Christmas gathering I asked friends and family if they had a New Years resolution. The reply was the same. No resolution. Not yet.Despite my group’s non committal response, I believe many of us are making resolutions.To take more time for family.To learn to sew.To lose weight.To…

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Virginia Trucking Attorney
Virginia Trucking Attorney 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I just read about a federal jury verdict in New Hampshire – $8.5 million dollars to a woman and her small children.Why did a jury give them $8,500,000?Because their father / husband was killed when he was run over by a tractor trailer.I wish this was an isolated incident but…

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Advice for the Virginia Employee
Advice for the Virginia Employee 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Pop Quiz time: Which of the following is something you should NOT say if you want a woman to date you: 1. Hey, you look pretty. Like my grandma. 2. You sure yellow is a good color on you? 3. Hey, you look like a gal who can clean. Want…

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Health Care Costs: Where Does the Money Go?
Health Care Costs: Where Does the Money Go? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

So I tried to steal this picture from Met Life’s Website.If you could read it clearly (and you should by going to their website ) you would see that long term care costs are UP. And while millions of Americans need long term care, the costs are increasing annually.Their key…

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ACCOUNTABILITY AT TENN. NURSING HOME?
ACCOUNTABILITY AT TENN. NURSING HOME? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Often we will hear terrible stories of abuse or neglect at a nursing home.Occassionally, the care providers who are responsible lose their jobs.. infrequently they lose their licenses or face criminal prosecution.Most of the time, the insurance carrier for the nursing home settles the case and no real change occurs.In…

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ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN VIRGINIA
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Here is a pop quiz, about assisted living facilities in Virginia:AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IS SIMILAR TO, which of the following (LEGALLY SPEAKING):a. A college dorm roomb. A nursing homec. A hospitald. Home healthThe answer is: A. No really. assisted Living = College Dorm Room.Under Virginia law, assisted living facilities…

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