Restrictive Covenants & Non-Competes

Vince Nardone Discusses Associate Contracts at Rider + Reinke Financial Group’s “Financial Lightning Round for Graduate Students”

On April 29, 2019, attorney Vince Nardone spoke at the Rider + Reinke Financial Group’s “Financial Lightning Round for Graduate Students”.  The graduate students were mainly optometrists and veterinary students.  Vince spoke about the importance of recognizing the value that associates bring to the practice as well as specific negotiated legal terms, such as: (i) […]

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Considerations for Employment Agreements Based on Recent Trends in Non-Compete Law

     The Columbus, Ohio employment attorneys at Nardone Limited regularly assist our clients with labor and employment issues, such as Department of Labor compliance, as well as guidance on preventing and responding to discrimination and harassment charging affidavits filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (“OCRC”). As […]

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How the Supreme Court Ruling in Epic Systems v. Lewis Affects the Arbitration Provisions in Employment Contracts

     The employment attorneys at Nardone Limited in Columbus, Ohio want to ensure our clients execute the proper employment agreements, so their business interests are protected. Specifically, we want to protect our clients from liability that arises from potential employment disputes. As part of managing a successful business, most owners will likely go through […]

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Enforcing a Non-Compete Provision

           The employment attorneys at Nardone Limited in Columbus, Ohio want to ensure our clients execute the proper employment agreements so their business interests are protected. Specifically, we want to protect our clients from unfair competition. As part of owning and managing a successful business, most owners will likely go through […]

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Supreme Court Update: Overview on Circuit Split to Be Resolved by the Supreme Court regarding Enforceability of Employee Arbitration Agreements That Ban Class Actions

     The employment attorneys at Nardone Limited in Columbus, Ohio, regularly assist our clients with a broad spectrum of employment law issues, including internal investigations, review and response to administrative complaints, business disputes and litigation, and consultation on numerous employment law issues. One growing legal development that Nardone Limited’s employment law attorneys are closely […]

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Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements in the Age of Social Media: Drafting and Dispute Considerations for Businesses

The employment attorneys and business litigation attorneys at Nardone Limited in Columbus, Ohio, regularly assist our clients with litigation as well as agreement drafting regarding non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. Increasingly, Nardone Limited has found that social media has become a key concern in disputes about non-solicitation and non-compete in the digital age. In fact, our […]

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Casting a Light on Common Myths About Non-Compete Agreements and Other Employee Restrictive Covenants.

The attorneys at Nardone Limited, in Columbus, Ohio, regularly assist our clients with labor and employment law issues, including employment disputes and litigation regarding non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, as well as defending administrative investigations by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Non-compete restrictions and other restrictive covenants—such as non-solicitation provisions […]

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The Importance of Proper Drafting in a Noncompete Agreement and Other Restrictive Covenants

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There are certain terms in an employment agreement that are more important than others. An example of one term is the noncompete agreement. The noncompete agreement is designed to protect an employer, including the protection of: (i) an employer’s confidential information/trade secrets and its relationships with clients/customers (aka “goodwill”) and (ii) a former employee from […]

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