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Utah Employers and Employees Have Contracts Just Like Everyone Else

Utah is an at-will employment state, meaning that “either the employer or the employee may terminate the employment for any reason (or no reason) except where prohibited by law.” This termination right, however, is not without limitation and could be modified either by written or verbal agreement. So, as with most legal rules, there are […]

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Utah Law Governing Non-Competition Agreements – April 2017 Update

The Utah Legislature recently passed and Governor Herbert signed a law in 2016 limiting non-competition agreements. It can be found at Utah Code Ann. 34-51-101, et seq. Please note that I updated this article as of April 2017. When the law initially started through the Legislature, it seriously limited non-competition covenants. The end result was much

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When Your Employee Manual May Hurt More than It Helps- a Fresh Utah Example

You have carefully crafted your employee handbook to expressly and explicitly disclaim any contractual relationship with your employees and keep them at-will and then- BOOM. You got cute with the fine print. You kept your important language buried in the minutia of the handbook while keeping all the employee-friendly terms front and center. This may

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Utah Supreme Court Strengthens the Uniform Trade Secret Act for Utah Employers

Utah businesses recently received a boost to their ability to protect their trade secrets from misappropriation by employees. The Utah Supreme Court smacked down a former employee’s efforts to make off with trade secrets in violation of both an employment agreement and Utah’s Uniform Trade Secret Act (UTSA). The case is Innosys, Inc. v. Mercer,

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