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Now, there are many things that can ruin your morning. Spilled coffee. Baby spit-up. The paper not being delivered. Over sleeping. Having to go to work while a spouse takes the day off. Truly, the possibility of things that can ruin your morning, are endless. But what about when your favorite radio host/hostess can no…

I signed a contract yesterday that basically said, I would not hire Virginia Corp, Inc.’s employees, or the employee and I would face a lawsuit. The contract gave a dollar amount – which was an indirect buy out number. For the low low price of $6,000 – I could hire their employees privately. In some ways,…

Georgia is getting ready to make a big mistake! In the past, our southern sister state treated employees fairly in dealing with non-compete agreements. Like Virginia, Georgia courts refused to “blue-pencil” invalid and illegal non-compete agreements. In other words, if the non-compete agreement was too broad and onerous to enforce, Georgia courts would not re-write…

Pop Quiz Virginia IS a “Right to Work State:” (1) Yes. I saw a poster in our break room.(2) Yes. I heard something about this years ago.(3) No. In Virginia employees have no rights. Right to Work means the following: (1) My employer cannot fire me without cause.(2) My employer can’t prevent me from working…

Folks end up on our blog, all the time – wondering out loud to Google, “How do I make my employer give me a copy of my non-compete.” Well, sad answer is you can’t. That is why you should ask for a copy when you sign an agreement – always. New Rule of thumb. If…