I am not expert in these matters, and there is a lot of information not
present in this disucssion, however, the "right to work" is perhaps a
prevailing principle that may take precedence where such agreements are
forced on employees. Thus, if such an agreement were tested in courts,
there are likely specific circumstances in which the agreements would be set
aside.
I think the main value of these 'contracts' is to create a 'potential for
harm' atmosphere to limit the activities of employees. However, perhaps
this is mostly a perceived situation, not one that is truly 'real' or even
legal.
Regards,
Richard.
Richard Davis
Mformation SYStems Company
tel: 508-869-6976
fax: 508-869-6008
e-mail: msys1_at_charter.net
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--> From: John Anderson <dearjohn_at_everchanging.com> > Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net > Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:45:00 -0800 > To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net > Subject: Re: [NTLK] Next steps for NewtSync? My thoughts... > > > Actually a contract that I was forced to sign when I started says > otherwise. Jobs and Wozniak ran into the same problem when creating the > Apple II because Woz worked for HP under a similar agreement, but > luckily HP was too short-sided to have any interest in a personal > computer. > > John Anderson > everchanging > > > On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 05:00 AM, Mark Rollins wrote: > >> As long as you do it on your own time on your own computer, and it >> does not >> compete with a product from your employer nor cause them to lose sales >> nor >> expose them to threat of lawsuit - it's yours, boyo! > > > -- > This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries > List FAQ/Etiquette/Terms: http://www.newtontalk.net/faq.html > Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ >
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