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> Not if you sign it. Not always. The law can override contracts. Some states (especially California) put limitations on employment agreements. There are spec
by lmkg 10y ago
> Not if you sign it.
Not always. The law can override contracts.
Some states (especially California) put limitations on employment agreements. There are specific rights you have, where if you voluntarily sign a contract that explicitly gives up those rights, the contract is wrong and you still have the rights. Specifically, non-compete clauses are mostly invalid, and there is a limit to how much a company can own IP you produce outside of work.
- mikekchar 10y agoHere's the problem with that attitude: If you don't sign it and your company sues you, you can get a summary judgement to dismiss the case. This will cost you very little money. If you do sign it, it doesn't matter if it is unenforceable, you almost certainly will not get a summary judgement to dismiss the case. Breach of contract cases can go on for years. You will have to pay for a lawyer during that time. If you signed the document, even if you win you will probably not get back the money that you paid for the lawyer. So if you rely on the courts to throw out the contract that you signed, you can still be out tens of thousands of dollars. Also, if you are unemployed during the time that you are being sued for breach of contract, almost nobody else will touch you with a 10 foot pole. So quite likely you are paying out tens of thousands of dollars and you have no income. And you won't ever make that money back. Personally I don't sign anything I don't intend to honour. And yet, I was still sued by my former employer for breach of contract. Luckily the thing they sued me for was not in my contract and my subsequent employer was lawyered up to the hilt. The graciously offered to get me out of it for free. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.
- gkop 10y agoAre you in California?