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CORPORATE OFFICER OF CAR DEALERSHIP VIOLATES NON-COMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CORPORATE OFFICER OF CAR DEALERSHIP VIOLATES NON-COMPETE

I just read a decision from the Fairfax County Circuit Court (Virginia) which is good reading for all corporate officers and directors who start a competing business while working for another employer . The case, Springfield Motors, Inc, v. James Redden, provides informative reading for those enterprising corporate officers who are just “chomping at the…

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GREAT ADVICE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

GREAT ADVICE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Are you in wealth management or financial services? Are you sick of hearing what I have to say about risks and employment litigation? Then read another take – Smooth Move. Switching Firms? Consider Your Legal Risks First by Attorney Caitlin Piccarello. She clearly knows what she is talking about, and after all, its the same…

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ARE CLIENT LISTS SECRET UNDER VIRGINIA LAW? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ARE CLIENT LISTS SECRET UNDER VIRGINIA LAW?

Once upon a time, Fred decided he wanted to be his own boss. Fred told his current company, Flintstone manufacturing, he was going to quit. On Fred’s last day of work, he copied Flintstone’s client lists, packed his rock brief case, and scooted home for the weekend. Come Monday morning, Fred is served with papers…

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RESIDENT ON RESIDENT ASSAULTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RESIDENT ON RESIDENT ASSAULTS

It is shocking to hear, but resident on resident assaults in long term care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent living) are frequent occurrences. Consider, where else do you have strangers, with physical, mental and psychiatric problems, on a myriad of different medications with side effects, living under the same roof without locked doors…

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FORGOT YOU HAD A NON-COMPETE? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FORGOT YOU HAD A NON-COMPETE?

Sadly, not remembering you signed a contract, is not a defense to the contract. I mean it. You are bound by the terms whether you recall signing it or not. I know many clients who take new jobs only to receive letters threatening lawsuits. (I like to call these nasty grams) You may be a…

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IS THERE A SEXUAL PREDATOR LIVING AT YOUR NURSING HOME? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

IS THERE A SEXUAL PREDATOR LIVING AT YOUR NURSING HOME?

If there is, wouldn’t you or your family want to know? If there is, shouldn’t the nursing home take extra precautions to supervise and monitor that resident? If there is, shouldn’t the resident live in a private room without a roommate? Virginia law doesn’t address this issue but common sense provides us with the answers…

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DOCTOR TELLS US HOW TO BE SAFE IN THE HOSPITAL 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DOCTOR TELLS US HOW TO BE SAFE IN THE HOSPITAL

Dr. Peter J. Pronovost (an anesthesiologist and critical care specialist) is the medical director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, which means he leads that institution’s quest for safer ways to care for its patients. Dr. Pronovost has just published a book titled, “Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How…

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DO YOU WANT YOUR EX-EMPLOYER TO SUE YOU? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DO YOU WANT YOUR EX-EMPLOYER TO SUE YOU?

If you have decided you would like to spend some of your hard-earned savings on attorneys fees, defending yourself in Court against various claims from your ex-employer, then I would recommend the following actions. These almost always will lead you to the court house door: 1. Start a side business that competes with your employer,…

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CEASE AND DESIST LETTER = EMPLOYMENT SPAM 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CEASE AND DESIST LETTER = EMPLOYMENT SPAM

I just got an email a few minutes ago from a man in Uganda who wants me to help him transfer money from the United Kingdom to the US. He needs my bank account info to help. Yesterday, a woman from China emailed me asking for help in her United States divorce settlement. All I…

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NEW TREND IN STOCK BROKER NON-COMPETES – DON’T HAVE ONE! 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NEW TREND IN STOCK BROKER NON-COMPETES – DON’T HAVE ONE!

I love reading about small brokerage houses doing things differently – like inviting employees to join the firm but keep their book of business if and when they leave. Wall Street Journal today features one such company – Huntington Investment Co. Read all about and lets hope this trend continues: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100310-708798.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines Will brokers flock to…

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DECUBITUS ULCERS AND HOSPITALS: THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DECUBITUS ULCERS AND HOSPITALS: THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN!

It amazes me how many people tell us about their loved ones who were recently hospitalized and, upon discharge, discover their father, mother, brother, or sister suffers from a pressure sore or decubitus ulcer. Unfortunately, I have grown accustomed to hearing these horror stories about nursing homes but hospitals….what in the world is going on?…

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WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR NON-COMPETE IF YOU ARE FIRED? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR NON-COMPETE IF YOU ARE FIRED?

(Typical conversation when someone calls our office re: their non-compete) Q: What happens to your non-compete when you are fired?A: It depends. Q: On what does it depend?A: It depends on the state you work in, and your individual contract. Q: I’m confused – why would the state matter?A: Every state law is different when…

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