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GREAT ARTICLE ON EMPLOYEE POACHING 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

GREAT ARTICLE ON EMPLOYEE POACHING

Here is a great article on employee poaching… http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-poach-an-employee-from-a-competitor-2011-3 Read it. Especially the part that says: Watch for legal troublesIf it turns out that the candidate you’ve beeneyeing at a competitor is as good as you hoped, and you want to begin talkingwith them more seriously about joining your firm, a critical step is to…

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OMG! 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

OMG!

OMG — (text for Oh my Gollie! / Gosh / God in Heaven) Did you really tweet that your boss is an old fart? Or say on your facebook page that you “hate my job and want someone to shoot me before I have to go back tomorrow?” Did you send an email from your…

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COSTS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES OUTWEIGH RECOVERY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

COSTS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES OUTWEIGH RECOVERY

Yesterday I think I wrote at least three letters to Virginia families that stated the following: I am so very sorry for your pain. However, I cannot recommend you file suit because while the physician / hospital / nursing home may have been negligent in their care, the costs of litigation will likely exceed your…

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BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH

The soothsayer warns Julius Ceasar to “beware the ides of march” and lo and behold, he gets stabbed in the back by his bff on the ides of march. Moral: listen to soothsayers. Now, what do the “ides of March” (aka March 15th) have to do with non-compete agreements? Only everything. For example, plot line…

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LOUDOUN COUNTY NON COMPETE LAWYER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LOUDOUN COUNTY NON COMPETE LAWYER

Hey Loudoun County. A few of you found your way to our blog this week. Sterling.Ashburn.Leesburg.Reston.Lucketts. You were searching for information regarding non-compete agreements in Virginia, their validity, and your options. This makes sense. Recently, Loudoun County was the fastest growing County in America so there are a few of you who work and or…

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NOW ITS REALLY GETTING BAD! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NOW ITS REALLY GETTING BAD!

I”ve shared with you my total dislike (even hatred) of non-compete agreements. They are unfair, limit employee mobility, and act as a anchor weight on the American economy. But now…its gone way too far! Now I hear that one cupcake purveyor wants to stop an ex-employee from opening her own cupcake store. No…I am not…

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THE “TALK” WITH MOM AND DAD 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

THE “TALK” WITH MOM AND DAD

I am referring to “the talk” with your parents about the need for, and selection of, an appropriate nursing home or assisted living facility. The time for “the talk” comes at different points for different families. Sometimes the need for “the talk” comes after the death of one parent leaving the more dependent parent alone.…

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NON-COMPETE WIN FOR VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NON-COMPETE WIN FOR VIRGINIA NURSE PRACTITIONER

I love it when another court strikes down a non-compete agreement as being overly broad and therefore unreasonable. I just love it! A friend and fellow member of the Virginia bar just sent me an article on a Virginia Beach case. According to Virginia Lawyers Weekly writer Alan Cooper “A Virginia Beach Circuit judge has…

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NORTHERN VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LAWYER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NORTHERN VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LAWYER

I am a lawyer. I was born and raised in Northern Virginia. And now I live 2 hours away. But our firm, Frith & Ellerman, is actively representing employees in Northern Virginia, who need help understanding their non-compete agreements. We can do the following for NoVA employees: review agreements you have already signed review agreements…

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EMPLOYEE WINS NON-COMPETE CASE IN VIRGINIA BEACH 150 150 Dan Frith
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EMPLOYEE WINS NON-COMPETE CASE IN VIRGINIA BEACH

A Virginia Beach Circuit judge has found a noncompete agreement invalid and unenforceable after a medical company sought to enforce the covenant against a family nurse practitioner who sought to start another medical business. The case is Patient First v. Blanco and was decided on February 15, 2011. The facts of the case are straightforward.…

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VIRGINIA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIRGINIA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY

Our office will evaluate and review medical malpractice cases across the Western part of Virginia. When you call our office, we will ask you to share the general facts. Based on that, we may say “No, you don’t have a case and here is why…” or We may say “based on what you have shared,…

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HOME HEALTH NIGHTMARES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOME HEALTH NIGHTMARES

The following is a true story. 60 something year old woman with MS needs home health after a bad exacerbation of the disease. Hires local, not-for-profit home health care agency to come in and provide services. For $21 an hour (do the math – that is expensive) home health sends various “personal care assistants” out…

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