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Section 2870 of the California Labor Code - Can former employer claim ownership of former employee's project?
Silicon Valley tech companies in California require employees to sign a contract that assigns all inventions to the employer. The only protection employees have are in the form of Section 2870 of the ...
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When the Director differs from the script
Let's assume Alice wrote a bestseller. Then she made a script from it. This script is then given to the movie studio in Hollywood, who contracts Director Bob to make the actual film. The studio doesn'...
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If a contract always uses the wrong name, is it still valid?
I was given a contract (NDA) that looks like it was from a template that was not retyped. My name is not stated anywhere on the contract, but rather someone else's name is on the contract. I do not ...
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Can you be required to have a written contract by California?
I was reading the list of the 12 conditions necessary to qualify under as a Business Service Provider (BSP) in California over at https://insight.ieeeusa.org/articles/california-bill-ab-5-threatens-...
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Subletting in California on a month to month lease
I have a friend who is a sublandlord in California and he's on a month to month lease. He wants to move out because the house is in a terrible condition and the subletters are terrible roommates. How ...
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Stop paying for service after company refuse to end contact even on valid ground
So I signup for a service with a 1-year contract. After a year the contact would be renewed on a month to month basis with 1-month notice to terminate the service. I have contacted the company and ...
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Independent contractor, feeling like an employee - Will California's AB5 change my classification?
I have been an independent contractor in California for a number of years with a business. Some of my tasks include graphic design, ad creation and management, search engine optimization, product ...
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Keeping a Weakness Secret
If a company invents a padlock with some obscure weakness that most
criminals would not guess, is there anything the company can do
(before or after selling it to the public, or within some "user
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Contract requiring the signing of a statement that may not be true when signed
I found an employment contract, in which the employee promises, upon termination of employment, to sign a "Termination Certification" and present it to the employer. The text of the certification is ...
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Are text message agreements legally binding in CA small claims court?
My parents sold their house but they breached a part of the contract. As a result, the other party sued my parents in California small claims court. The court date is in 2 weeks.
We've contacted the ...
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Can I take an employer to court for false promise? He promise me a temporal job for 2 months and din't fulfill that promises? [closed]
Can I sue a person for don't fulfill his promise? Sorry for the long story.
We are "friends" from long time ago maybe from 2010. He started his own small business 4 or 5 years ago and sometimes asked ...
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Contract still valid after servicer changed name?
There is no clause in the contract about transfer of service (or whatever you call it) like if it's still enforceable even after the service has been transferred to someone else.
I had a contract ...
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Can a Rental Contract Supersede State Law?
After several years of habitability issues (which were eventually fixed after 4 years), our landlord is asking us to sign a settlement agreement that would release them from all liability dating back ...
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Inventions Assignment Agreement in California
As I was being hired today, I was asked to sign a "Confidentiality and Inventions Assignment Agreement" which partly reads:
"I agree that all right (...) to any copyrightable material (...)
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Does section 2870 of the California Labor Code apply if my employer has headquarters in California but I do not work there?
I do not live in California, but my employer does business, has headquarters, and is incorporated in California. Which state's laws apply to the employment agreement? In particular, does Section 2870 ...
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