Negotiating and Enforcing Employment Agreements and Executive Contracts
The lawyers at Fosbinder & Van Kampen, PLLC, are dedicated to exclusively representing employees in employment law matters of all kinds. The overwhelming majority of employees in North Carolina are "at will" employees whose employment rights originate exclusively from state or federal statutes. However, employers are sometimes willing to enter into employment agreements with highly sought after executives or professionals that can create superior contractual employment rights. We can help you negotiate an employment contract to maximize your protection from future action by your employer and/or assist you in enforcing your contractual rights in case a conflict under your contract has already arisen.
To schedule an appointment to discuss your employment contract, call us today at 704.323.7886 or just contact our offices online.
Our attorneys are leaders in employment law –- here in Charlotte and throughout all of North Carolina. We provide thorough, sophisticated, and detail-oriented services and have a reputation for achieving positive results.
We Can help You Negotiate an Individualized Employment Contract
Individualized employment agreements afford employees an opportunity to negotiate protections that are superior to those provided by the federal and state laws. For example, employment agreements can be crafted to limit the grounds upon which an employee can be terminated, and/or provide for the payment of severance pay and benefits if that occurs. Having employment counsel in your corner can allow you to approach negotiations on equal footing with your employer. If you don't know your rights, you may unwittingly waive them or lose opportunities to negotiate provisions to protect your interests.
Our Lawyers Are Experienced in Highly Specialized and Complex Employment Agreements
Employment agreements in today's modern global economy are often highly specialized to the unique industry involved. For example, many unique environments, such as executive level sales, executive leadership, institutional or corporate boards, higher education, or professional environments such as the healthcare industry utilize employment agreements at a much higher rate than other more traditionally labor intensive industries. Such employment agreements are often very specific to both the industry and to an individual's skills, talents, and abilities. Employers draft these agreements to maximize the company or institution's benefits: companies often enjoy the benefits of an experienced corporate employment law attorney, well versed in the unique aspects of the law governing employment agreements. These lawyers often draft agreements to benefit one person and one person only - their client and your employer.
Our lawyers exclusively represent employees in employment law matters, are experienced with complex employment law agreements, and bring to bear years of exclusive employment law practice experience. Our lawyers often advise employees regarding the terms, details, and implications of their individual employment agreements both before an agreement is executed and after an agreement has been broken. Both of our lawyers bring decades of combined employment law experience to your employment agreement and will strive to work on your behalf to either obtain a more favorable agreement or to recover the benefits under your agreement to which you may already be entitled. Most importantly, our lawyers recognize that a strong, ongoing relationship with your employer or institution is often a crucial consideration in the pre- employment agreement execution process. We therefore strive to build strong, lasting relationships and obtain outcomes that not only maximize an employee's interests in his or her employment agreement, but, at the same time we strive to leave both parties with a stronger and more satisfying employment relationship moving forward.
Our lawyers are also experienced in the dispute resolution process governing broken employment agreements. Many causes of action may be available to aggrieved employees and our attorneys utilize the latest technology to represent employees in employment agreement disputes. Employment agreements today often involve complex compensation terms and conditions, such as advanced compensation calculations including profit sharing, stock options, or performance or commission based bonus allotments, and our lawyers' experience in these matters equates to an aggressive, knowledgeable, diligent, and thorough approach to each and every employee's unique case.
Has Your Employer Violated Your Employment Agreement?
Employment agreements are generally enforceable in state and federal courts in North Carolina. If your employer has violated any term of your contract, we can help you hold your employer accountable.
Typically, breaches of employment agreements involve early termination (i.e., you weren't employed for the full duration set forth in the contract), or denial of agreed-upon compensation payments (i.e., you didn't receive the pay, bonuses, benefits or stock options you were promised)
We Are Not Afraid of a Trial
Our firm has garnered a reputation of not shying away from trial in situations where the employer refuses to provide our clients a fair value on their claims. Having employers, and their attorneys, recognize that we are not a firm that simply bluffs to litigate a case is also generally beneficial in obtaining earlier settlements.
To schedule a confidential appointment to discuss negotiations or disputes involving an employment agreement, call us today at 704.323.7886 or just contact us online. We are ready to help.
