Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Issues
These days it is not unusual for a workers to have a contract with a company that limits or restricts the rights of the worker after he/she leaves the company. Common restrictions include prohibiting the worker from (1) working for a competitor of the company, (2) soliciting the company’s customers and/or (3) soliciting the company’s employees to leave the company. Usually these restrictions are imposed for a specific period of time (for example, one or two years) and within a designated geographical area. If the contract is too restrictive or is poorly worded, it may not be enforceable against the worker.
Stroud & Harper can assist a worker in analyzing his rights and duties under an existing or proposed contract purporting to restrict the worker’s activities after he/she leaves the company. Also, the firm can help workers negotiate such contracts with a company. In addition, where a worker has voluntarily or involuntarily left the company and is uncertain of his rights and duties under such a contract or faces an actual or threatened lawsuit for breaching such a contract, Stroud & Harper can advise the worker or his rights and duties and represent the worker in any actual or threatened litigation that arises.
- Age Discrimination
- Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
- Civil Servants – dismissal from employment without cause
- Employment Contracts
- ERISA / Employee Benefits
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims – overtime; wage and hour
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Harassment Based on an Employee’s Race, Color or National Origin
- Malicious Interference with Employment Relationship
- National Origin / Ethnicity Discrimination
- Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Issues
- Polygraph Disputes with Employers
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Race/Color Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Retaliatory Discharge and Other Forms of Retaliation Against Employees
- Separation Agreements / Severance Packages
- Sex/Gender Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Tennessee Human Rights Act
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) – military leave claims
- Whistleblower / Illegal Activity Claims
- Workers' Compensation Retaliation Claims
If you or someone you know in the North Mississippi/West Tennessee area is in need of representation or legal advice from an experienced employment lawyer, contact the attorneys of Stroud & Harper, P.C., by making a toll-free call to (866) 359-4878. Or, if you prefer, complete the Free Online Case Evaluation form, which you can find on the Areas of Practice page.