KEY WORK AGREEMENTS:  WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SIGN

Brigid will talk about four key agreements that workers need to understand before they sign on the proverbial dotted line:

1. Employment contracts,
2. Consulting contracts,
3. Non-compete agreements, and
4. Severance agreements

Brigid will discuss the concept of worker classification and the standard tests that apply to help you identify if you are being hired as an employee, if you are being engaged as an independent consultant, and why it matters.

When the relationship ends, it is vital to understand your ongoing rights and obligations. Brigid will discuss common misconceptions about the enforceability of non-compete agreements and what to look for in a severance agreement.

You will learn:

• Common and optional terms in the four key contracts.
• How to approach negotiations without jeopardizing the deal.
• Issues to consider before consulting an attorney.

MEET THIS MONTH’S SPEAKER

BRIDIG HEID

Highlights:

Employment Lawyer with Carlile Patchen & Murphy, voted the Best Business Law Firm (under 50 attorneys) by CEO Magazine two years in row. Brigid’s clients include businesses, their owners and individuals in transition. She regularly represents clients to protect their important intellectual property, trade secrets, and confidential information from unfair competition. She advises businesses and individuals on their rights and obligations under restrictive covenants, like non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure (confidentiality), and work-for-hire agreements. She also advises clients on how to avoid and resolve costly worker disputes involving hiring, termination, discipline, leave, wage and hour, overtime, worker classification, insurance coverage, discrimination and harassment.

Brigid joined CPM as a partner in April 2008, and is chair of the Employment and Labor Practice Group and the Hiring Committee. Brigid is an active member of the Columbus Bar Association (CBA), serving on the Board of Governors since 2012 and was elected in 2014 to serve as an officer, initially as Secretary-Treasurer, and then as President-Elect and eventually as President of the CBA in 2016-2017.

Education:

Brigid is a “Double Buck” having two degrees from The Ohio State University– B.A. and J.D. (OSU Moritz College of Law).

Personal Accomplishments:

Brigid has received the Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV® Preeminent™ and the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-eminent Women Lawyers™.** She is recognized as a Best Lawyer® in Employment Law, as one of the Top 25 Women Lawyers in Columbus, and as an Ohio Super Lawyer (Labor and Employment) by Law & Politics Magazine. She has been inducted as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.

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