As Baton Rouge area readers may be aware, the use of noncompete agreements has expanded in recent years to encompass a broader range of professional fields, notably including the medical professions. A county circuit court recently issued a ruling in an employment law...
Month: December 2012
Louisiana emergency agency faces whistleblower lawsuit
A former employee of Louisiana's Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness claims in a recently filed lawsuit that he was wrongfully terminated for reporting wasteful spending practices during the emergency response efforts following Hurricane...
Tough economy may bring challenges to Louisiana noncompete agreements
Employers and employees alike in the Baton Rouge area may want to consider taking the time now to seek a professional opinion as to the validity of their noncompete agreements. As one law professor points out, employment law cases involving noncompete agreements tend...
Business litigation targets Bain Capital merger activities
This year's presidential election campaign may have introduced Bain Capital for the first time to many Baton Rouge news followers by way of accusations that the private equity firm engineered corporate raids and outsourced American jobs. In a recently filed business...