CC DALLAS CLEANING HOUSE

[jimmythebassett]

GM's with goats or teenage boys is easier than working extra.

[onthedl]

HOw about this!  I hear the GM is HOLDING THEM TO THEIR non-competes!  is this standard procedure?  I mean they were all let go due to voicetracking

[CW]

HOw about this!  I hear the GM is HOLDING THEM TO THEIR non-competes!  is this standard procedure?  I mean they were all let go due to voicetracking

I cannot see a non-compete being held valid if the station terminated the contract (and I would not say the GM or anyone local is trying to hold them to this....likely this is a corporate thing; ------ lawyers and all that; and CC is full of them!)

[Steve Eberhart]

It depends.  IF they are still being paid by the company, the no compete can indeed still be in force.  If, however, the employee negotiates a release from contract with a certain payment plan, it might be nullified or shortened.

Say, for instance, a person has 4 months remaining on a contract and the company wants to pay them for the four months and maintain the 6 month no compete, that would keep them off a competitors air for the 4 months PLUS the 6 months of no compete....

If the employee were to negotiate no payment for remaining time on the contract in lieu of tearing up the no compete, then the individual would be eligible to go elsewhere immediately.  Of course those terms could be worked either way with more or less payment time / no compete time.

One time when I left KLUV, I had heard all these arguments about stations no compete not holding up.  Well, I went to a well-known law firm in Dallas and they took a look at it and said, "sorry, you signed it willingly", nothing you can do other than try to negotiate with them.  I ended up getting a parttime gig at KEGL and asked KLUV to allow me to work there since it was not in direct competition.  They agreed as long as I compensate THEM.  I thought it was CRAZY until they said the amount of compensation was $10!  It was their little way of making a point I guess.  I didn't like it but I gave 'em a ten dollar bill and went to work. 

The main lesson is be careful of what you sign.  It's natural to want the gig so bad that you are tempted to sign on the line and get back on the air, but you'd be well advised to always ask to take the document home and look it over.  You would be even better advised to have some legal authority take a look at it and explain fully what they are asking you to sign.  Few actually do this but it is rather important, especially if you do not wish to move out of the market if your gig doesn't work out.

If they give you grief over taking the document home or say the document can't leave the office or somesuch, you then have to ask yourself, do you really want to work for people like that?

[Robert Bass]

I've heard some stories around RI about employees refusing to sign an NCC, and still got the gig.  Apparently, an NCC is not mandatory.

R

[Accuracy]

Never sign a non-compete unless you don't care about having no income for six months. Any time a company says it is mandatory they are
not telling the truth. They may not hire you, but you are not required to sign it for employment. If you don't sign, and they really want you, they will still hire you. Many states have outlawed non-competes because they prevent a person from earning a living. Why would someone sign a document that says, "go ahead and fire me, and by the way, I don't mind if you keep me from working for six months after that?"

[jdean]

Eb...you saved 25% of your take home, and relunctantly forked over $10.

This is why Steve will outlast us all. 

[Robert Bass]

Eb...you saved 25% of your take home, and relunctantly forked over $10.

This is why Steve will outlast us all. 

He can have my Electric, Phone, Cable, DSL and oh yes my 4 digit rent bills every month! 

R

[indebiz]

Getting back on topic, look for Z100/NYC middayer Shelley Wade to pick up middays.

[muzzled]

Actually Jody, Steve has outlasted many...a long  way from the cobweb studios of KIKM.