Gilad Ben-Yossef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Actually, in some cases these terms do not cover something that is in > the law already 'to remove doubt' but actually cover items that no court > will uphold, especially in the non-competition section, in order to > frighten you from doing something you actually have any right to do. The > employers lawyers know that they will lose in court in most cases but > they are counting on that you will be affraid to ever get to court (and > payt the lawyers fees).
I actually paid a bunch of lawyers once to understand a particularly difficult employment contract. It was explained to me at length that the law (in Israel) recognizes non-competition without any explicit clauses in the contract. What the law will not uphold is a non-competition with overly broad scope or too long a duration. You are thinking of the "freedom of occupation" law in Israel, and rightly so. Just don't be too optimistic. Incidentally, that particular contract was governed by the laws of the State of New York... -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "IBM is a pretty big company." [W. Gates] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
