Did your employer present you with an employment contract? You need experienced employment law attorney Teri E. Robins to review the agreement before you sign away your rights.
When executed properly, employment agreements are advantageous to both employers and employees, protecting the best interests of all who are involved. Unfortunately, these contracts and their clauses are usually created by businesses and their attorneys. This places you, the employee, at a significant disadvantage should future conflicts arise. Without an employment contract lawyer to review the terms of the agreement, your interests, and your rights, may be in jeopardy.
Are you changing jobs? Whether you are transitioning into a new position with your current employer, or you’re beginning a new career adventure, you are probably reviewing your employment contract. You’re considering the terms of your new position, your legal obligations, and the obligations of your employer, and how signing this contract will impact your future. Could you negotiate for higher wages and better benefits? Will all of these clauses hinder your ability to prosper in the future if you decide to leave your job?
Employment law attorney Teri Robins will review your employment contract, answer your questions, address your concerns, and make sure your rights as an employee are protected. Our law firm can help with:
If you are changing positions with your current employer, you are considering a position with a new company, or your employer is revising its employment terms, please call contract attorney Teri Robins right away. If you agree to the terms of your new employment contract without requesting a lawyers’ review, you could be signing away your rights, and your future.
Contact Teri Robins to protect your rights and best interests.
If you have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement, you should be skeptical if the terms are overly broad or seem to be more concerned about silencing employees than protecting the interests of the company. Extended timelines, forced arbitration clauses, and liquidated damages provisions may all be red flags.
To determine whether a non-compete agreement is reasonable, the courts will generally consider the geographic scope of the restrictions, the timeframe that applies, the restricted activities, and whether the company has a legitimate interest it is trying to protect.
At-will employment means that the employee and/or the employer can terminate the employment relationship at any time, and for any reason, as long as that reason isn’t illegal under state or federal law. If you are an employee without an employment contract, you are considered an at-will employee. As such, your employer can change the terms of your employment at any time.
