Bonus Section

Here is an excerpt of the Contract Law portion from the Bonus Section.

	At will (either party can terminate at anytime for any reason)
	Contract for a stated term (The contract states that the employee will be employed for a set time period. Under this type of contract, the employer can only be terminated for "cause" and go through "due process", which is usually stated in the employee manual or employment contract itself).

	Effective date
	Length of contract - is there a specified time period
	Is the contract automatically renewed at the end of the period or is it subject ot renegotiation?
	Are there any restrictions (ex: moonlighting outside the practice, patient population seen, treatment options, etc. . . .)?

Covenant Not to Compete: This usually states that after the employee leaves the company he/she cannot have the same business as the employer under either/all of these conditions: within a certain distance, within a certain time period after leaving. If your contract contains this covenant, you must ask for the specific terms. Find out how enforceable this covenant is in the state where you going to be working. Additionally, you should be able to ask for a trial period before agreeing to the restrictive covenant or before the covenant becomes effective. If a contract contains restrictive covenant, it is best to obtain legal advice before signing the contract.

Privacy at work: This usually means drug testing. If the employer is a private employer, then it can do this BUT if it is a state employer, then there are limitations Just have the employee look at the conditions under which the testing will be done, when it will be done, etc.

Nondisclosure/Privacy Agreement: This is pretty standard. This just means that certain information learned from the employment cannot be disclosed. For example: Trade secrets, property of the corporation (books, records, charts, etc. . . .).