Pe - Christopher Butler, Esq. Last summer, CNBC published a story confirming what, either through observation or personal experience, we already knew – a tremendous number of employees are changing (and outright abandoning) their jobs at a breakneck pace. This trend has justifiably unnerved employers, and particularly those that operate in an industry where confidentiality is essential. Let’s discuss for a Read More

- Christopher Butler, Esq.   It’s no secret that workplaces across the country are experiencing significant employee turnover. Many employees are leaving their jobs to take advantage of a favorable labor market, to pursue pay increases, or simply to join companies with more generous work-from-home policies. Understandably, employers are concerned and frustrated, and for good reason, particularly when their workers Read More

- Christopher Butler, Esq. Employment-at-will is a commonly observed, yet often misunderstood, legal doctrine (and it’s not the same thing as right-to-work). In fact, the employment-at-will doctrine is followed in some form by virtually all U.S. states (to the exception of Montana). In its basic application, the concept of employment-at-will simply means that an employer may lawfully terminate an employee's Read More

- Christopher Butler, Esq.   Employment-at-will is a commonly observed, yet often misunderstood, legal doctrine (and it’s not the same thing as right-to-work). In fact, the employment-at-will doctrine is followed in some form by virtually all U.S. states (to the exception of Montana). In its basic application, the concept of employment-at-will simply means that an employer may lawfully terminate an employee's Read More

- Christopher Butler, Esq.   Over the past few years, right-to-work laws have been a real hot point, particularly with the recent surge in employee unionization activity (Google, Starbucks, and Uber, among others). But, what does right-to-work really mean? You’re not alone if you’ve confused the concept with employment-at-will, an entirely different workplace doctrine (which we’ll explore in another Read More