Research Memorandum

Research Memorandum

Many workers in the U.S. work for companies after signing a contract that binds them under legal obligations. Many companies require employees to sign employment contracts with restrictive clauses called "non-compete" clauses (Cushway, 2011). While companies say that such clauses are fair and legally enforceable, many employees say that such restrictions are unduly limiting and unfair. This paper presents an analysis of Thomas Jenkins case, an employee Accounting Specialists, Inc. (ASI) who resigned from his post and started working for another accountancy firm, resulting in violation of non-compete clauses signed at the time of joining the company.

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