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In the first two chapters, we cover issues that

frequently come up around employment decisions like

termination and discipline, and the rules everyone should

be aware of concerning exceptions to the “at-will”

employment doctrine. In Chapter Three, we cover wage

and hour and overtime rules, a frequent source of

expensive and distracting lawsuits. In Chapter Four, we

address the often-misunderstood issue of when someone

can be lawfully classified as an independent contractor

rather than an employee. In Chapter 5, we cover the

issue of non-compete agreements, another common

source of disagreement between employers and former

employees. In Chapter Six, we cover some issues and

problems that we commonly see in start-ups and closely

held corporations. In Chapter Seven, we cover the issue

of unemployment benefits and what considerations might

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