Executive performance reviews help organizations make sure their executives meet important goals. These reviews are important for assessing how well executives lead and perform. However, if not handled carefully, they can lead to legal issues. Discrimination disputes...
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Can I challenge my noncompete agreement?
Noncompete agreements are meant to help better ensure the safety of a company’s intellectual property. Trade secrets and customer lists are not to leave the workplace with an employee who goes to work for a competitor. In some cases, an employer’s use of noncompete...
Disclosing information about a former employee
When asked to provide a reference check for a former employee, you may feel uncertain about what you can and cannot discuss. While you want to be honest about an employee’s performance, you likely know you should avoid certain topics. Being cautious is key, as the...
What should be included in a severance package?
From an employer’s perspective, severance packages serve as a gesture of goodwill and can mitigate potential legal risks in the event of termination. These packages serve to provide a cushion for employees during the transition to new employment. Understanding the key...
How can I best negotiate my employment contract?
The terms of an employment contract can be undeniably consequential. For example, someone's employment contract will likely set their base pay rate, explain the benefits they’ll receive and establish when the company will pay them bonuses or other forms of incentive...
What is a severance package?
A severance package is a compensation package that employers offer employees who are laid off or let go under various circumstances. It can be an essential component of the employer-employee relationship and can better ensure a smooth transition away from an...
Should a lawyer review my offer and employment contract?
Executive employees play a pivotal role in shaping the success and growth of organizations. As an executive employee, you possess unique skills, knowledge and responsibilities that set you apart from other staff members. With this in mind, the question arises: Should...
Why executives need to be careful on social media
In the Digital Age, social media has become a powerful tool for communication, networking and brand promotion. Business executives often utilize these platforms to engage with their audience, share insights and enhance their company's image. However, the virtual world...
What if your former employer gives you a bad reference?
As an executive, having a stellar professional reputation is invaluable. You know how important it is to be highly regarded in your field. Therefore, it is upsetting if you discover a former employer has spoken poorly about you and your job performance. Do you have...
How do non-compete agreements need to be restricted?
As of now, businesses can still use non-compete agreements. These agreements stipulate that employees who leave the company can’t just go directly to the competition, thus taking their trade secrets and insider information with them. It is a way for a business owner...