Employment Litigation

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Employees who decide to leave a company or large corporation in order to start their own business face a number of legal challenges and difficulties. In certain cases, a former employer may attempt to enforce a non-compete or confidentiality agreement against a former employee who has started a new business the former employer has an interest in undermining. They could claim you took trade secrets or accessed computers without authorization. An employee-side employment lawyer can help you challenge attempts on the part of former employers to interfere with or prevent former employees from starting their own business or working for another employer. In many instances, the terms of a non-compete or confidentiality agreement may not be enforceable; rather, the intent is to create legal and financial hurdles which a former employer hopes will dissuade a former employee from going forward with their business venture or working for a competitor. To locate an employee-side employment attorney, go to http://exchange.nela.org/findalawyer.

While each case is different, damages typically reflect actual financial losses that occurred as a result of a breach of contract or action on the part of another business entity or person. In order to accurately quantify our clients' losses, an employment lawyer can work with you to determine the value of a frivolous lawsuit, breach of contract, or unnecessary civil action against you by a former employer.

Threatening you with a lawsuit in order to prevent competition may violate antitrust laws. You might have claims against your former employer who tries to prevent you from competing. If a former employer gets you fired from a new job, or interferes with your customer relationships, you may have claims against them for tortious interference.

If your corporation, small business, restaurant, medical practice, or other establishment is sued or you need a business litigator to defend you against a lawsuit with a former employer, to locate an employee-side employment attorney, go to http://exchange.nela.org/findalawyer.