Employment Contracts



Employment agreements and contracts take many forms. Confidentiality agreements such as these are common.

  • Noncompete Agreement 
  • Severance Agreement 
  • Nondisclosure Agreement

Some employees who belong to unions are covered under Collective Bargaining Agreements but aren’t contracts with the company. Being an independent contractor or consultant requires additional understanding of what determines an employee. This is often based on the types of breaks and if you're paid for time off.

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Questions about any type of contract should be referred to a contracts lawyer specializing in employment law.


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State Specific Resources
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Articles
-  Employee Inventions-  Employee Handbooks and At-Will Employment
-  Contingent Workers-  Independent Contractors
-  Understanding and Using Employee Handbooks-  Non-Compete Contracts
-  Negotiating Employee Contracts-  Covenants Not to Compete: Employer Strategies
-  Employment Contracts-  Employment Contracts: Arbitration Clauses
-  Behavior Restrictions at Work-  Discipline Warnings in Employment Contracts
-  Do Discipline Procedures Apply to All Employees?-  Independent Contractors and Your Small Business
-  Non-Compete Contracts: Uses and Abuses-  Late Night Drama: Conan O'Brien's Severance
-  Buyout and Early Retirement Packages-  Being Your Own Boss: Contract Work & Freelancing
 
Employment Contracts FAQs
-  Employer: Job Discrimination FAQs-  Employer: Job Applicant and Interview FAQs
-  Employees: Wages and Hours FAQ-  Employer: At Will Employment FAQs
 
Do-it-Yourself Legal Forms
-  Consulting Services Agreement-  Employee Termination Letter
-  Direct Deposit Authorization-  Employment and Salary Verification Form
-  Job Acceptance Letter-  Employee Absence Report and Summary
-  Letter of Resignation-  Employee Agreement
-  Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement-  Employee Cell Phone Policy
-  Release of Information (Employee)-  Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement
-  Workplace Injury and Illness Incident Report
 
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Hiring an Employment Lawyer
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-  Employee Benefits-  Labor and Employment Law
-  Human Resources Law-  Wage And Hour Law
-  Wrongful Termination
 

Ask a Lawyer - Employment Contracts Law questions answered by leading lawyers
Can I sue and employer even if I signed an "at will" contract?
I believe I''ve been wrongfully terminated after only 6 weeks on the job. I was fully qualified for the position, if not over qualified. Was only told that "it wasn''t working out". I was treated very badly by my employer on a daily basis, and I have at least 5 other employees that were aware of this. Is there a way to prove discrimination?
I work for a company and want to make sure they are a legal company and not a scam.
Hi I work for a company called ace-europe-group.com. Ive been working for them for 3 months. They wire around 3,000$ a month to me and my only job is to send it through money order to another country. Mostly russia and poland. I get paid 5% of what comes in my bank account plus a 2500$ salary every month. I always get paid on time and the company has always paid me what they say. My only worry is that this job is so simple that It worries me. lol. I want to make sure I''m not doing anything illegal because its so simple and i work only like 3 hours a week. Can you guys give me your opinion of what you think.
I have been employeed for 4 years and recently recieved a non compete contract that is mandatory to
i have researched and found that most non compete contracts are based on protecting both employee and employer, this is not the case in my situation, there is no severance if fired and no bonus for signing it , only the ability to keep my job. I have generated more revenue for my company that anyone else in the state for the last 3 years, i have a perfect employment record and have never been written up. During my year reviews i have recieved exceptional in all catagories, can they fire me for not signing this extremely restrictive contract? Is an employer obligated to provide some type of protectection for employees and not just the company? the contract is from our corperate office in KY, i work in IN
I recently got hired into a repair shop on a 6 month probationary period and now Im being threatened
I''m the only female that works there, and only after I complained about some sexual harassed at work, do I start getting negative feedback on my evaluations and then they warn me in two weeks Ill be terminated. I know Im an employee at-will, but there are hidden motives and they never made note of my sexually harassment complaint
Can an employer fire an employee for violations of policy and procedures, if the employee was never
Currently I am being considered for termination from my job for violation of company policy, but I was never giving an employee Hand Book upon working for this company and I never filled out or signed an application for this job. I only signed paper work to get on their pay roll. I want to know can they legally fire me if I was never educated on the rules of the company?
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Employment Contracts Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Virginia Employment Contracts - Charapp & Weiss, LLP
 -  New York Employment Attorneys - Beranbaum Menken LLP
 -  New Jersey Labor Attorneys - Richardson & Galella
 -  New Jersey Labor Law - Deutsch Atkins, P.C.
 -  Arkansas Employment Lawyer - James, Carter & Coulter, PLC