Articles Posted in Video

There are different types of whistle blowers but the main type of whistle blower is somebody who has objected to or refused to participate in an unlawful practice of the employer. By doing that the employee has done something that he is protected from so that the employer cannot get back at him through some…

A trade secret is something that derives independent value because it’s not generally known. An employer wants to ensure that this trade secret is kept secret from its competitors, because it gets a competitive advantage by having this trade secret. An employee’s obligations are not to divulge that trade secret or to let it be…

A lease guarantee is a promise by somebody to pay the obligations under the lease, separate from the signatory to the lease. This typically will happen where a business owner will lease premises in a shopping center. The business will sign a lease and the landlord of the shopping center will demand that the business…

A non-compete clause is a provision in a contract where one party promises not to compete against another party in certain circumstances. For example, a party agrees not to open a competing business within a certain geographic limit, or possibly a non-solicitation provision is a part of the non-compete provision, not to hire certain employees…

A nonsolicitation agreement basically requires that the person signing it agree not to contact or solicit or obtain clients of another business or sometimes employees of that business. Typically, nonsolicitation agreements will occur either in the sale of a business, where the buyer of the business wants to ensure that it retains the clientele and…

A protected class is a category the law has created to protect certain people. For example, whistle blowers would be a protected class, a person who has objected to or refused to participate in what is an unlawful practice of a business makes an objection or refuses to participate in something. The employer cannot then…

A shareholder derivative lawsuit is a lawsuit that a shareholder will bring to recover money that is owed to the corporation where that shareholder is an investor in. For example, if one of the officers of the corporation is stealing from the corporation a shareholder may recognize that and then bring a lawsuit on behalf…

The fictitious business name is typically how you do business under. It’s not necessarily your legal corporate name. For example, a corporation may have a Do Business As McDonald’s, or it may Do Business As the Chicken Place, but its corporate name is something different. It may have an actual legal corporate name as ABC…