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This issue recently came up in a case. Someone sells their business in California and signs a 10-year noncompete. After about 5 years they need some money, and an attorney tells them 5 years is long enough - go ahead and solicit the customers you know from your former business.

Not surprisingly - he is sued.

In California, Business & Professions Code Section 16601 enforces certain noncompete agreements signed by the seller of a business. So long as the business ...

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Immigration laws have in recent years become a subject of great controversy. The following states passed laws that went or will go into effect in 2012, and as most would expect, they are controversial.

Alabama
Alabama companies contracted by the government are required to utilize E-Verify beginning on January 1st of this year. E-Verify is a federal system that employers can use to verify that their employees are in the U.S. legally. Beginning April 1st, all businesses will ...

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‎ Employment Law , ‎ Immigration Law

Employment discrimination laws exist to protect employees from working in these types of adverse environments. They are geared toward promoting equality in employment. Most of these laws are found in the form of federal and state statutes. The majority of states have laws which make employment discrimination a wrongful act and create legal duties for employers to not participate in discriminatory practice. The U.S. Constitution, as well as state constitutions, also contain employment discrimination ...

Employment law is governed under both federal and state law as well as administrative regulations and judicial precedent. It deals with both employer and employee actions, rights and responsibilities. The enforcement body is the Department of Labor on both the federal and state level. The Department of Labor promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners and retirees of the US.

Workers claims include employment discrimination, unemployment compensation and workers compensation. ...