You run a large, successful company with various divisions operating in several cities across the nation. One of your employees sues you and you agree to settle. In the settlement agreement, you agree that you will not hire the employee at facilities that your company owns or may contract with in the future. Even under a private agreement, this may not be legal. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held in Golden v. California Emergency Physicians that a no-employment agreement, which bars an ex-employee from working or being reinstated at any of the company’s facilities.... Read More >