There is a need for employers to have appropriate protection in maintaining customer relationships after an employee leaves. In general, courts recognize this. The two basic types of restrictive covenants are “noncompete,” which precludes a former employee from working in the same business as the employer for a certain period of time, and “nonsolicitation,” which… read more »
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Understanding restrictive covenants and nonsolicitation in dentistry
Monday, March 29th, 2010Feature Article: I’m losing money on my associate
Friday, February 6th, 2009Recently, I structured an equity development plan — our safer alternative to partnerships — for a practice owner and an associate dentist. I assumed that they were happy and doing well until I received a call from the owner that the associate was making too much money and the owner was losing money. Apparently, while… read more »