Over the years we’ve been building a list to consider when putting together an arbitration provision. A requirement that the case be disposed of within a certain time period. (i.e. 6 months from filing); A limitation on the number of […]
Last week I had the privilege of speaking and attending the Texas Non-Compete Camp put on by UT LAW CLE and Mike Maslanka. There were a number of great lawyers there addressing topics ranging from whether to sue the new […]
Sometimes parties ignore arbitration provisions… We’ve talked here previously about the pros and cons of arbitration and alternatives to arbitration such as jury trial waivers. That determination is really tied to the type of disputes an employer might have, […]
Last week we profiled the Nationsbuilders case, an opinion from the Dallas Court of Appeals that touched on a number of post-employment covenant issues. The underlying case was an attempt by a group of defendants to undo an arbitration award […]
Recently, an interesting case came out of the Dallas Court of Appeals that addressed a number of the topics dealt with here, including arbitration, choice of law, and equitable extension of a non-compete agreement. A copy of the opinion can […]
Last week we considered the implications of the Supreme Court’s recent non-compete opinion. A few additional thoughts on the pros/cons of arbitrating non-competes: The majority of […]
Employers generally like to include arbitration agreements in their employment agreements because it keeps them out of court and away from juries. There are pluses and minuses when it comes to arbitration that we have discussed previously. Some arbitration […]
Whenever I’m asked to review an employment agreement or contract there are three initial provisions I look for: The Venue Provision: If there is a dispute over the agreement does it specify where any lawsuit must be filed(City/County/State)? Does […]
Predictions about a slowdown in financial advisor recruiting appear to be premature. Last week, Wells Fargo, which purchased Wachovia, which purchased AG Edwards, announced it was looking to add 1400 financial advisors. It plans to recruit 400 new advisors and obtain the others […]
A couple of quick hits on issues previously addressed: Arbitration BofA is one of a number of banks to drop mandatory arbitration provisions in their agreements with credit card holders. It follows JP Morgan Chase which stopped referring credit card disputes […]
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