Contract Types
Employment Agreements
An employment agreement records the terms of a working relationship, including the role, compensation, information access, ownership of work, and what happens when employment ends. Employers and employees should understand how it interacts with policies, offer letters, incentive plans, and separate restrictive covenants.
What This Contract Is
The agreement should identify which commitments are contractual and which policies may change. It should also address the employee's actual duties, compensation structure, and access to business information. Calling a document an employment agreement does not resolve every wage, discrimination, benefit, or other employment-law issue.
When It's Commonly Used
- •Hiring a manager, specialist, or employee with access to sensitive information
- •Documenting compensation or incentive commitments
- •Reviewing confidentiality and post-employment obligations
How the Agreement Is Generally Structured
Role and compensation
Coordinate duties, pay, incentives, benefits references, and expense policies.
Information and work product
Address permitted use of confidential information and ownership of work created in the role.
Departure
Define notice, return of property, outstanding compensation, and any continuing obligations.
Clauses Commonly Found in This Contract
Confidentiality
Specify protected information and permitted disclosures.
Non-compete
Evaluate the restriction's scope and the applicable legal framework.
Non-solicitation
Identify the people and conduct covered rather than assuming all contact is prohibited.
What Stewart Law Looks For
- ✓Consistency between the agreement, compensation plans, and policies
- ✓Whether restrictions fit the actual role and business interests
- ✓Whether legal exceptions and required disclosures are preserved
Areas That May Deserve Closer Attention
- ⚑An outdated form used without checking current law
- ⚑Undefined bonus discretion or inconsistent compensation terms
- ⚑Broad restrictions presented as automatically enforceable
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When to Have an Attorney Review It
Seek review before signing, renewing, or changing the agreement, particularly when the transaction carries personal liability, important ownership rights, or obligations that continue after exit. Explain your objectives and provide the complete document set. Stewart Law confirms conflicts, scope, and a written quote before an engagement begins.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Florida non-competes automatically valid?
No. Applicability and enforceability require a fact-specific review of the agreement and current law. Florida has multiple statutory provisions affecting restrictive covenants; a template is not an eligibility or enforcement determination.
Does review include every employment compliance issue?
The written engagement defines the scope. Explain any wage, termination, benefits, or dispute concerns when requesting review so Stewart Law can determine the appropriate work.
Put the agreement in context
Drafting begins with your objectives, responsibilities, fees, and exit plans. A review of an existing form may identify where those decisions need clearer wording. General education does not replace advice on your agreement.
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