By Neil H. Deutsch | Published July 17, 2012 | Posted in Employment Law | Tagged Tags: employment litigation, non compete agreement, restrictive convenant | Leave a comment
Halifax Requires Employees to Sign Non-Compete Agreements
After purchasing 16 newspapers in 2011, the Halifax Media Group asked their new employees to sign an agreement preventing them from working for other media companies in other cities with Halifax properties for two years if they left the company. This sort of agreement is called a “non-compete agreement,” or “restrictive covenant.” These agreements prevent Read More
Read MoreEEOC Receives Record Number of Job Discrimination Complaints
In 2011, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a record number of job discrimination complaints, topping out at 99,947 discrimination charges. The most common complaint was “retaliation,” followed by “racial discrimination.” New to the EEOC in 2011 was the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which bans discrimination based on genetic information and family history. Read More
Read MoreThe Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Did you know that in 29 states it’s still legal to fire someone solely because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual; and in 34 states it is legal to fire someone solely for being transgender? It’s true. Even with all the anti-discriminatory laws in place, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) employees may still find Read More
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Neil H. Deutsch has been practicing law for over 35 years and is known as a skilled negotiator in employment and discrimination law. He believes in a bottom-line approach of risk analysis and cost effectiveness for his clients. "Case evaluation is something we take seriously," says Mr. Deutsch who seeks top net dollar for his…
Bruce L. Atkins is the Senior Managing Partner at Deutsch Atkins & Kleinfeldt P.C., a prominent plaintiff employment law firm in the tri-state area. Mr. Atkins believes employees’ rights should be aggressively pursued when they’ve been wrongfully dealt with by their employers. He brings this philosophy to his practice when considering each case and its…
Adam J. Kleinfeldt joined Deutsch Atkins & Kleinfeldt, P.C. in March of 2015. He primarily represents individuals in employment litigation such as discrimination, retaliation and whistle blowing matters. He has extensive experience in all phases of the litigation process. Adam has obtained significant results for his clients, including a $525,000 jury verdict in a sexual…
Michael K. Fortunato is a Partner at Deutsch Atkins & Kleinfeldt, P.C. His practice focuses on employment litigation and counseling for employees and executives, including matters involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblower claims, severance negotiations, employment agreements, and restrictive covenants. Michael represents clients in litigation and administrative proceedings involving state and federal employment laws…
Carly Skarbnik Meredith, Esq. is a Partner at the firm. Carly has focused her career exclusively in the field of employment law. She has a plethora of experience representing both employees and employers with their employment issues, needs, and concerns. She believes representing both employees and employers has made her an extremely well-rounded client advocate.…
