Judge Romines’ promotion changed the way St. Louis County Court handles non-compete cases, creating new challenges
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a long time. Sorry for the delay.
In this article, I intend to discuss some changes to the way that St. Louis County Courts handle “Equity” cases. This issue affects Non-Compete cases mostly.
I […]

Municipal employment contracts must be approved by the Governing Board of the entity in the final form
Court of Appeals decided an employment contract between a municipal corporation (hospital) and its CFO was unenforceable because the Board did not specifically approve the final agreement.
The case is Langlois v. Pemiscot Memorial Hospital, No. 26851 (Mo. App. S.D., […]

Missouri Severance Agreements,Separation Contracts,and Waiver of Rights
This article mostly pertains to cases where you are fired or layed off or downsized or riffed, and the employer offers you some money in exchange for you signing a contract and waiver of your legal rights.
This article does not focus on what to do if the employer […]

Contracts for Physicians
Introduction, Medicare Kickbacks and Safe Harbor
Medical or health care professionals, particularly physicians, tend more and more to work under written employment agreements that are personalized for them. I still see contracts where the medical facility presents the same contract to each professional, with only the salary changed, but that’s becoming less common in […]

Missouri Non-Compete Agreements, including Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality (A/K/A “restrictive covenants”)
Lawyers and laymen usually lump together as “non-competes” or “restrictive covenants” a short list of agreements that may be contained in one long document, or executed in two or more separate shorter documents. Below I list common types of such agreements.

Confidentiality Agreements
Agreements not to solicit Customers
Agreements […]

Gurus need written contracts with good protections built in
What’s a “Guru”?
A Guru can be an old timer in the field who has been recruited by a company because the company desperately needs someone who really knows what they are doing, or could be someone with highly specialized training or experience. Here are some of the […]

Missouri Employment Contracts
Employment Contract Law, generally
Review this article, and then see the following articles for more specific info:

Non-Compete Agreements and Restrictive Covenants
Severance, Separation, Waiver of Rights Agreements
Contracts for Gurus with special expertise
Physician Contracts

Contract cases are my favorite type of litigation. The law is generally more favorable to employees than in discrimination law. The playing field […]