Businesses understandably care about their reputations, as negative publicity can drive away customer traffic. Many businesses have attempted to forestall negative feedback by putting ...

But employees with an ax to grind should proceed with caution. According to legal experts, the decision doesn’t actually void all non-disparagement and non-disclosure clauses, nor does it prohibit the ...

When a dispute of any kind is resolved, a "non-disparagement" clause is often included in the settlement agreement to prevent parties from adversely commenting publicly about each other in the future.

He began by quoting from Andrew Burrows’ A Restatement of the English Law of Contract (which has recently been updated) and its excellent summary of contractual interpretation. Paraphrased it says: ...

Non-compete clauses in employment agreements typically prevent former employees from working for a competitor of the former employer for a specific period of time in a designated geographical area.