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EMPLOYEE POACHING 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EMPLOYEE POACHING

When hunters or fishermen are referred to as poachers, they are taking wildlife illegally, perhaps in violation of state or federal conservation laws. So if a company recruits a star employee, can that also be considered poaching, an illegal taking? Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal featured a great article about small firms taking employees: FIRMS POACH…

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MEDICATION MISTAKES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MEDICATION MISTAKES

What happens if you get the wrong medication?Wrong vaccine?Wrong shot?Wrong dose?Wrong type of treatment? One of two things happens. The mistake either (1) causes you harm (physical harm); (2) the mistake does not cause you harm. We often see tragic results from preventable errors. The wrong vaccine or medication can cause an overdose or an…

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CAN YOUR OLD EMPLOYER PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING A JOB? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CAN YOUR OLD EMPLOYER PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING A JOB?

We get that question all the time. Can your old employer prevent you from getting a job? If they do, what are your rights? Let us start to answer that question at the beginning. 1. Do you have an employment contract?2. Does your employment contract state you will not compete? If the answer to number…

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FREE BOOK ON VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FREE BOOK ON VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

Last year Dan wrote a book on HOW TO BEAT YOUR VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE (photo below). It’s been a “best-seller” as we have been sending free copies to Virginia employees for almost a year now. If you want a free copy, give us a call at 1-866-985-0098 or email Mary Ann at mspencer@frithlawfirm.com. Now, sometimes we…

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PLEASE STOP SEARCHING FROM YOUR WORK COMPUTER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PLEASE STOP SEARCHING FROM YOUR WORK COMPUTER

Fellow Virginians, please listen to the following advice: PLEASE STOP USING YOUR WORK COMPUTERS / LAPTOPS / PHONES to search for information on: starting your own business names for your new business non-compete lawyers information on whether or current employment contract is valid how to breach your non-compete I know you think no one at…

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DO YOU HAVE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DO YOU HAVE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE

I spend a great deal of time every week talking to families about their possible medical malpractice claims. Many are amazed that despite what they believe to be an obvious physician error, I do not recommend filing suit. There is no exact litmus test but there are legal requirements that must exist before you can…

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VIRGINIA BUSINESS ADVICE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA BUSINESS ADVICE

I was just reading Virginia Business Magazine, February 2010. Good read. There is an article in the Guide to Doing Business, entitled LEGAL HELP CAN BE ESSENTIAL IN BUSINESS. “Ahh,” I said to myself, “This looks interesting,” so I begin to read. The author writes “It’s better to spend some money for legal advice during…

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WAYNESBORO VIRGINIA ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN HOT WATER 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WAYNESBORO VIRGINIA ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN HOT WATER

This report comes by way of the NewsVirginian in Waynesboro, Virginia. A nurse and former employee of Avante Assisted Living in Waynesboro has filed a suit against the facility in federal court alleging she was fired for reporting that a supervisor directed nurses to falsely claim they tried to revive a dead resident. Patricia Ann…

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NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS FOR BROKERS / ACCOUNTANTS / FINANCIAL ADVISORS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS FOR BROKERS / ACCOUNTANTS / FINANCIAL ADVISORS

If you have been in banking, stocks, taxes, financial planning – etc., for any amount of time at all, you know that your industry uses non-compete agreements frequently. You may also know that there are other factors involved as to whether your non-compete agreements are binding, valid or reasonable. Further, it has become clear to…

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HOW TO GET A COPY OF YOUR NON-COMPETE / EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW TO GET A COPY OF YOUR NON-COMPETE / EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

I bet you thought I was going to tell you about a law in Virginia wherein employees have a right to request a copy of their non-compete / employment agreements. After all, that is the title of my post, but in all honesty, the title was a hook. We get calls from Virginia employees frequently…

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DEADLY DRUG MISTAKES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DEADLY DRUG MISTAKES

Do you know someone who was given the wrong drug by their pharmacist? Do you know someone who was administered the wrong drug by a nurse? How about someone who received the correct drug from a nurse working in the hospital or nursing home, but via the wrong route of administration (IV or IM)? My…

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CAR DEALERS AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CAR DEALERS AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

I will admit, I have family that own and operate car dealerships in Florida (call me if you need a good deal on a GMC or Honda). So what does that have to do with my line of work, helping employees beat their non-compete agreements? Nothing directly, except for the fact that I know almost…

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