Some employees, including many executives have, in addition to confidentiality requirements with the current employer, non-compete or non-solicitation obligations. A non-compete obligation is generally one that restricts the ability to work for a competitor for a period of time after leaving the current employer. A non-solicitation obligation usually addresses the inability of the employee to ... more

An individual who is sales representatives of a number of companies may not be an employee of any of them, but is an independent contractor. For example, a manufacturer’s representative for furniture companies may have a lamp line, a dining room table line, and an upholstery chair and couch line, and sells all of these ... more

In 1988, Congress ratified the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Hague Convention”). The treaty addresses the issue of children who have been wrongfully taken or retained in a foreign country. Simultaneous with the ratification of the Hague Convention, Congress enacted the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (42 U.S.C. §11601 (1988)), ... more