Most employers forbid employees from competing with the company while they are on the job. But some employers go further, requiring employees to agree not to start their own businesses or go to work for a competitor after they leave their jobs with the company. These employers require their employees to sign agreements that say Read more…

Types Of Employee Benefits  Most employee “benefits” include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance – with the insurance premiums paid partly or entirely by the employer – as well as pension and retirement benefits. Employers generally don’t have to offer any benefits to their employees. Some jobs come with benefits and some do not. Read more…

Everyone who takes a job has an employment contract – even if that contract is not in writing. For example, if you take a job for $8.00 an hour, you have just agreed to an $8.00 an hour contract with your employer. Under that contract, your employer now has to pay you $8.00 an hour Read more…