Legal Question in Employment Law in Massachusetts

Hello,

I received a job offer for a project manager at a financial company XYZ and one of the bullets on the employment agreement states:

while working there or within 2 years after leaving I will not employ, attempt to employ, or accept employment from any present or prospective employee of the company or any affiliated company

Is this standard practice or something I should fight? This clause reads to me that I will need to check with XYZ before I accept any future job offers to see if my new manager falls under this clause.

Thank you,

Elliot


Asked on 4/22/10, 8:59 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Leigh Ann Pond Law Office of Leigh Ann E. Pond

Yes, clauses like that are fairly standard in employment contracts. However, a job offer is just a proposal and nothing is set in stone until it is signed. Feel free to renegotiate terms that you feel are unfair. If the company is not willing to renegotiate, then you need to ask yourself if that clause is worth not getting the job.

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Answered on 5/04/10, 6:48 am


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