Companies have a lot of freedom in regards to who they can hire and fire. However, this may not stop angry ex-employees from claiming that it was wrongful termination. Even if a business is innocent of such claims, it can still help itself by taking steps that protect...
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Fairbanks police department is facing allegations
A 16-year veteran of the Fairbanks Police Department, who had risen to the rank of detective, has resigned. He is claiming that he was forced out of the Department on account of a hostile work environment. He follows another police officer who left the Department...
When is firing someone illegal?
Telling someone to pack up their desks and find a new place to work is generally not a pleasant experience. Some disgruntled terminated employees may take legal action against their employer for wrongful termination, claiming that they were fired for illegal reasons....
Businesses can protect themselves with non-competes
It’s standard for middle to large businesses to include a non-compete agreement in an employee’s exit package or onboarding. The goal is to restrict competitors from hiring former employees who have proprietary information or trade secrets. While it is seemingly at...
Noncompetition agreements must be reasonable to be enforceable
Noncompetition agreements are important documents that businesses often execute with their employees to prevent their workers from sharing trade secrets or taking important trade practices into competitor organizations. When an Alaska business wishes to use...
Employment protections for children
The phrase "child labor" calls to mind terrible images from the developing world or from the distant past of the United States. In fact, child labor still exists in the United States, but it is heavily regulated by federal and state laws. Minors can and do work here...
How is a force majeure clause used in employment contracts?
The events of the past year have changed how businesses are run and challenged business owners to find new ways to stay afloat amid economic turbulence. Many Alaska employers have had to make difficult decisions regarding hiring, layoffs, compensation and being able...
Do employers have rights to monitor their employees’ emails?
Telecommunications have revolutionized the way that businesses across the world operate. Across Alaska, entities have adopted communications’ tools that allow their employees to work distantly but talk instantly through messaging, email, and chat. Physical distances...
Non-disclosure agreements protect companies
It seems like it was ages ago when there was a large field of Democrats running for the 2020 presidential nomination. During one debate, Elizabeth Warren welcomed newly official candidate Michael Bloomberg by slamming his company’s use of non-disclosure agreements...
How can employers protect their trade secrets?
Alaska companies likely have important information that gives them an advantage over their competition. Whether it is a formula, a recipe, a device, formula, client list or any form of information that gives them a competitive edge, it can be considered a trade...