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Laura Allen's Blog – June 2010 Archive (2)

Non-Compete Agreements: Disagreeable

I hear from massage therapists many times that they have been asked to sign a non-compete agreement when accepting employment. Here’s my take on that: There are enough aching bodies and stressed-out people to go

around.

I have a decent-sized staff of 14, and I have never asked a single soul to sign a non-compete. Most of my staff members have been with me for years, and I am certain if one of them left, a certain amount of people

would follow them out the door. It has been… Continue

Added by Laura Allen on June 30, 2010 at 7:42am — 6 Comments

Interesting Changes in COMTA By-laws

I reported in my May 5 blog that COMTA volunteer of more than ten years, John Goss, had been removed from his position, during a meeting

he was unable to attend. That led to my reporting a personal experience I

had with the organization; I heard through the grapevine that the

officers were upset that I had given them negative publicity. I don’t

owe…

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Added by Laura Allen on June 1, 2010 at 9:03am — No Comments