A non-compete agreement is a legal document stipulating that one party will not compete in the same industry or geographical area with another party. Often, this agreement is signed at the time a company hires an employee. It can also be used between companies and vendors, freelancers, and entered into after an employee has already worked with the company for any amount of time. Generally, this agreement protects a business’ relationships with customers and their intellectual property. This keeps a former employee or contractor from taking contacts or information they learned through the company and opening their own business. It also protects the company from having former employees take contacts or information and going to work for a competitor.

Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA). Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy), national origin, older age (beginning at age 40), disability, or genetic information (including family medical history). Harassment becomes unlawful where 1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or 2) the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive. This type of behavior will not be tolerated and will be cause for immediate termination.

A business contract is an agreement in which each party agrees to an exchange, typically involving money, goods, or services. Business contracts protect both buyers and sellers, by reducing agreements to writing. The contract can be as long or short as necessary in order to cover the important details of the contract. Contracts require the following: Offer; Acceptance; Consideration; A meeting of the minds Contracts are legally binding on the parties who sign them. In business, contracts are typically either sales agreements, for the sale of goods, or service agreements, for the sale of services. An offer is the basis for the contract. For example, “I will provide cleaning services for your business at $40 an hour” is an offer. When the business owner says, in effect, “I will pay $40 an hour for your cleaning services” that is an acceptance of the offer.

'Poaching' usually refers to the practice of targeting (and taking) the employees of businesses, direct competitors, or former employers. Any client or business that tries to take any staff of "Simply Phillip Brown Event Services" without written or verbal permission, will be in breach of contract and will be fined. We spend hundreds of dollars to find the perfect employees for our company and we take this particular matter very seriously.

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