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Can You Be Sued for Quitting?
An anonymous reader asks: "I work at a large hosting company in Texas, and recently decided to go work for a smaller competitor. I had a great relationship with my employer and wanted to leave on good terms, and I hadn't signed any non-compete or employment agreements . I felt my old company had just gotten too large and I didn't like working there anymore, so I gave them two weeks notice in writing. They were really upset when I insisted on leaving and one week into my last two weeks the V.P. of Sales told me the company was suing me for leaving, and they were also suing my new employer for hiring me. I was shocked, and they then escorted me out of the building. Has anybody ever heard of this happening? Do they have any legal basis for suing me?" It shouldn't have to be said that seeking professional legal representation, in such a situation, is the first thing one should do.
Some Americans have very broad definitions of socialist and communist. Ronald Reagan has been called a communist because the federal government under him continued to "send out armed men in peoples home to rob them of their possessions", which is their code-speak for tax collectors backed by the police.
sorry to inform you, but you are liable for all losses to the company as a result of your departure, no-compete or not. Its not an at failt thing, you just cost them money and are liable. IANAL, but I did stay at a holiday in express last night.
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They are broader, but you didn't address the parent post's point that the first term is misleading because many "pro-abortion" people are not actually in favor of abortions, just that they be legal.
The person who gets to pick the labels often wins. (Cause? effect? common cause?) The most ridiculous one I've heard is "pro-gun control" vs. "anti-self defense". No one would ever call themselves the latter, and I'm sure they'd argue that banning automatic rifles doesn't prevent self-defense.