Write a paper about the following: discuss whether there is a breach of contract in the following
Question:
Write a paper about the following: discuss whether there is a breach of contract in the following scenario:
Contract provision: “Employee agrees that at no time during the term of this agreement, or for a period of [number of years] years immediately following the termination of [his/her] employment under this agreement, will employee, for [himself/herself] or in behalf of any person or corporation other than employer, engage in the [name of enterprise] business within [name of city], [name of state]. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit business or patronage of any person or corporation within that territory for the purpose of selling [type of product] and such other business and service now offered by employer.”
Scenario2: Former employee leaves current employer to work for a competitor. Employee sends notice throughout his LinkedIn network announcing he is newly employed. Notice explains job duties, responsibilities and details of the new position. Some LinkedIn contacts are customers that he served while employed by the former company. Some LinkedIn contacts are customers he sold products to prior to working for former employer.
Scenario3: Former employee starts a discussion on LinkedIn about a hot topic in her former employer's industry. The message goes to all of her LinkedIn contacts, including customers of the former employer.
Scenario4: Former employee has a Twitter page that she started while working for former employer. She uses the page to tweet about recent updates in the industry. Many of her former employer's clients “follow” the employee. She continues to use her Twitter account to make industry updates while working for a competitor, and her former employer’s clients continue to receive them.
Business Law The Ethical Global and E-Commerce Environment
ISBN: 978-0071317658
15th edition
Authors: Jane Mallor, James Barnes, Thomas Bowers, Arlen Langvardt