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Posted by Attorney Roger L. Pettit in Employer-Employee Relationship, Business Management / Comments
July 13, 2011 marked the one (1) year anniversary of a Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ decision that adds a twist to the development of the law interpreting restrictive covenants for employees. In the case of Selmer Company v. Rinn, the Court of Appeals upheld an injunction and other damages against a former employee who violated his agreement not to solicit the company’s customers and to refrain from ...
Read MoreHOW TO PUT THE “FUN” BACK INTO YOUR COMPANY SPONSORED FUNCTION WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR COMPANY AT RISK
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By: Lindsey R. KingAhhhh….. the dog-days of summer! The warm weather and good times go hand-in-hand with company hosted or sponsored picnics, golf outings, boating excursions or baseball games. Whatever the event and whatever the reason, make sure that your company evaluates, before the event how it is going to maximize the intentionof the outing (FUN!) while minimizing any increased liability to the company.Contemplate the following questions before your ...
Read MoreEarly Case Assessment Minimizes Litigation Costs
Posted by Attorney David McClurg in Business Management, Technology / Comments
By: David A. McClurgEarly Case Assessment (“ECA”) is becoming increasingly important in evaluating the costs and risks of employment related litigation – particularly where discovery is expected to involve requests for production of a large number of documents that must be reviewed for relevance and the existence of privileged communications. The widespread use of electronic document storage and mind boggling advances in the technology available to search and screen ...
Read MoreTiger's Mistress: Confidentiality Agreements in Wisconsin
Posted by Attorney Roger L. Pettit in Business Contracts, Employer-Employee Relationship, Human Resources / Comments
By:Roger L. PettitA recent article on FoxSports.Com, carried the news that one of Tiger Wood’s mistresses has returned most of the hush money she received from the now infamous golfer. What does this have to do with employment law? Actually nothing, except that the scenario illustrates the dilemma faced by employers and employees when confronting an allegation that an employee has violated a confidentiality agreement. Such agreements are almost ...
Read MoreEntering the blogosphere
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Petrie & Stocking’s Labor & Employment team have entered into theblogosphere! Attorneys Roger L. Pettit, David A. McClurg, and Lindsey R.King will post on labor & employment topics, from a managementperspective. Our goal is to provide updates and practical advice on legaland business issues in the workplace, aimed at Human Resource professionals,business owners and our colleagues in the Labor & Employmentindustry. Look ...
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