state in June 2005. She has been offered different jobs before, but Dr. Elizabeth concluded by choosing Neurology Associates LLP because of the interval between her home and family. The employment agreement, signed by Dr.Elizabeth, included detailed clauses of compensation terms, vacation, on all duties and fringe benefit package. NA agreed to pay $1,000 for the course that was designed to help prepare future candidates for the test, such as for Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. Immediately after hiring Dr
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Ending segregation in public schools was a life changing moment for everyone. African Americans were affected dearly during the 1950’s. African Americans were not allowed to go to the same school as whites. African Americans would have to go to colored schools in order to receive an education. Segregation ended in schools due to the fact that the fourteenth amendment was tampered with. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of
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of law. Any company that believes it has a competitive lead should consider using non-competes to protect themselves from employees who can walk out the door with their trade secrets. Many businesses today require employees to sign non-compete clauses when hired to protect the company, but it can have many negative effects for the employee as well. Non-Compete Agreements are contracts between an employer and employee. Employees promise not to take what they learn while working for you and use
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differences for the drinking age between age for men and women were for the consumption of beer at a 3.2% alcohol level (Oyez 1). Craig claimed this violated Equal Protection clause from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution (Casebriefs 1). The issue was does the Oklahoma statute violate the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (Casebriefs 1). The procedural history was that it went to the state court and the state provided reams of statistical evidence suggesting that
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2. The territory restrictions are unreasonable The territory restrictions of Pete Palmer’s employment agreement state that the employee will not be employed in the counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnet, Cobb, Clayton, and Athens-Clarke, Georgia, or at any radio station within 100 miles of WBLR. According to Ga. Code. Ann § 13-8-56: [A] geographic territory which includes the areas in which the employer does business at any time during the parties' relationship, even if not known at the time of entry
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The Relationship between Principals and Agents in Business BUS311: Business Law I (BNJ1151A) Prof. Samantha Hodapp January 30, 2012 The Relationship between Principals and Agents in Business The relationship between a prinicipal and agent in business can and have been great; benefitting both parties involved while providing the best services or products to the consumer. Many businesses, or prinicipals, use an agent, such as an employee or sales representative, to represent the business when
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SHARED SERVICES NOIDA (UP) Vs TONY WILLIAM. 17 June 2012 BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENT Table of Contents BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENT 1 CASE: BARKLAY SHARED SERVICES NOIDA (UP) Vs TONY WILLIAM. 17 June 2012 1 1. FACTS 3 2. LAW 4 2.1 NON COMPETE CLAUSE (DETAILED) 4 2.1.1.PERIODIC 4 2.1.2. GEOGRAPHICAL 4 2.2 MISREPRESENTATION 4 3. ISSUES 4 3.1. 4 3.2. 4 3.3. 4 4. PRINCIPAL 5 4.1 Case: Business Intelligence Services, Inc. v. Carole Hudson 5 4.1.1Facts 5 4.1.2 Issue 5 4.1.3
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Consider the following scenario: Southwest Industries, Inc. is a corporation that provides technical services. Suppose Mike Youngblood and TDI Technical Services are Southwest’s former Vice President of Operations and Southwest's competitor, respectively. On June 26, 1999, Youngblood signed an employment contract with Southwest to work as a recruiter making $29.50 per hour. The contract contained a noncompetition agreement preventing Youngblood from working for a competitor of Southwest for
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storm and the respondent instructed the Unterweser to tow the rig to the nearest port of refuge, Tampa. In Tampa the respondent files suit in admiralty against Unterweser. Unterweser request the district court of Tampa to invoke the forum-selection clause, which was mutually agreed upon in the contract and which provided for “litigation of any dispute in the High Court of Justice in London”. (The Bremen et al v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 1972) Facts: * “In November 1967, respondent Zapata, a Houston-based
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B. Reasonableness requirements The court will likely find the duration and geographic scope of the non-compete agreement to be reasonable. Both the duration and the geographic scope must be reasonable for the non-compete to be enforced. Nat'l Graphics Co. v. Dilley, 681 P.2d 546 (Colo. App. 1984). Five year non-competes have been enforced by the courts regularly. Despite the fact 150-mile restriction is outside the 100-mile default range typically enforced by the courts, Betty Crockette is a unique
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