LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cognos, Unconscionability, Granite Real Estate
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Restrictive covenants: a clause that says that you cannot do certain things after working there and moving on to another employer, restrictions on ability of employee to compete against employer after employment terminated. Anticipatory breach: non-competition clause, non-solicitation clause, non-disclosure clause, enforceable, consider limitations on performing job. If yes legal advice: before employment begins may create cause of action: typical elements: If employer and employee choose to repudiate (cancel/dismiss) contract: offer, acceptance, contract repudiated, damages suffered as result, may be justified at times, conditional offer may help prevent liability. Common contract terms: key terms often set out in letter of hire, names of parties, start date. Job description: duration (if fixed term, compensation. Clarity: employer"s: don"t (cid:498)over do(cid:499) it, a person couldn"t work as a sales person in a certain work environment in a chemical environment once they leave the company, e. g.