In the United States, there are over 1,000 federal benefits, rights, and privileges associated with marital status. Such benefits include tax-free transfers of property, inheritance rights, health insurance coverage, and immigration benefits, among others. Other common types of benefits that often go unrecognized until a dissolution of marriage or the death of a spouse include… Read More
Employer Remedies for Violations of Restrictive Covenants in New York: Unjust Enrichment
An agreement containing a restrictive covenant is an agreement in which one party agrees to limit his conduct in exchange for a benefit. Two common types of restrictive covenants include agreements not to compete and agreements not to solicit. A non-competition agreement is a contract that an individual, often an employee, enters into with… Read More
Employer Remedies for Violations of Restrictive Covenants in New York: Unfair Competition
An agreement containing a restrictive covenant is an agreement in which one party agrees to limit his conduct in exchange for a benefit. Two common types of restrictive covenants include agreements not to compete and agreements not to solicit. A non-competition agreement is a contract that an individual, often an employee, enters into with… Read More
Employer Remedies for Violations of Restrictive Covenants in New York: Breach of Fiduciary Duty & Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty
An agreement containing a restrictive covenant is an agreement in which one party agrees to limit his conduct in exchange for a benefit. Two common types of restrictive covenants include agreements not to compete and agreements not to solicit. A non-competition agreement is a contract that an individual, often an employee, enters into with… Read More
Employer Remedies for Violations of Restrictive Covenants in New York: Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference with Contract, & Tortious Interference with Prospective Advantage
An agreement containing a restrictive covenant is an agreement in which one party agrees to limit his conduct in exchange for a benefit. Two common types of restrictive covenants include agreements not to compete and agreements not to solicit. A non-competition agreement is a contract that an individual, often an employee, enters into with… Read More
Employer Remedies for Violations of Restrictive Covenants in New York
An agreement containing a restrictive covenant is an agreement in which one party agrees to limit his conduct in exchange for a benefit. Two common types of restrictive covenants include agreements not to compete and agreements not to solicit. A non-competition agreement is a contract that an individual, often an employee, enters into with… Read More
Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants in New York
A non-competition agreement is a contract that an individual, often an employee, enters into with another party, often an employer, in which the individual agrees not to offer or engage in services that are competitive with the other party. A non-solicitation agreement is a contract in which an individual, often an employee, enters into with… Read More
UNDERSTANDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTO ACCIDENTS IN CONNECTICUT
Often, when somebody is struck by or causes a motor vehicle accident, the thought is that as long as the insurance companies are notified, the rest will take care of itself. However, when significant personal injuries and/or property damage are involved, there is more to it than that and it is important to know what… Read More
WHAT IF MY EX-SPOUSE BLOCKS CUSTODY VISITATION AND PARENTING TIME DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK?
We have all heard the phrase that these are “unprecedented times” way too many times to count in the last month. But if this truly is a one of kind event causing social distancing, business shutdowns and the break-up of family dynamics, schooling and schedules, what are divorced co-parents to do? What if one… Read More
Upcoming Changes to Connecticut’s Family Leave Law
Federal law provides job security and paid leave to eligible employees who wish to take leave following the birth or adoption of a child. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, commonly known as FMLA, provides up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid, job protected leave per year and requires that group benefits… Read More