Listed below are some common provisions that you will find in standard employment contracts. You should not use any of these provisions without first consulting with a qualified lawyer. Any individual provision may or may not be designed for your protection and may or may not be enforceable in your particular jurisdiction.
The first question you should ask is whether or not you should be entering into an employment contract with any employee. Even that question should be answered only after consultation with a qualified employment lawyer.
Arbitration
Arm's Length
Assignability; Binding Nature
Authority to enter into Agreement
Beneficiaries
Bonus, General
Business Ethics, Compliance with
Car Insurance
Change in Control, Defined
Company Property, Return of
Compensation, Commisions - General
Compensation, Commissions - Post Termination
Compensation, General
Compensation, Post Termination
Confidential Information, Defined
Confidential Information, General
Confidential Information, Non-Disclosure
Counterparts
Covenants, General
Damages, General
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
Disability
Disability, Defined
Disclose, Obligation to
Employee Acknowledgements
Employee Benefits
Enforcement, Attorney's Fees
Enforcement, Choice of Law
Enforcement, General
Enforcement, Reformation
Entire Understanding
Equal Employment Opportunity, Compliance with
Equity Incentives
Exclusivity of Employment
Execution Tags
Expense Reimbursement
Full Time & Attention
Future Employment, Best Efforts
Headings
Indemnification
Intellectual Property, Ownership of
Job Duties
Litigation, Duty to Cooperate
Litigation, Non-Disclosure Obligations
Nature of Payments
Net Sales, Defined
No Mitigation; No Offset
Non-Compete, Enforcement Period
Non-Compete, General
Non-Compete, Necessity of Court Action
Non-Compete, Reasonableness
Non-Disparagement
Non-Solicitation
Notice, Providing
Opening Recitations
Perquisites
Renewal of Contract
Severability
Subsidiary, Defined
Successors & Assigns
Survivorship
Term of Employment
Termination Following a Change in Control
Termination for Cause, Constructive, Defined
Termination for Cause, Defined
Termination Without Cause, General
Termination, Due to Death or Disability
Termination, General
Voting Stock, Defined
Employment Contract Provisions
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