Employees May Be Required to Sign, as a Condition of Employment

question 273

Multiple Choice

Employees may be required to sign, as a condition of employment, an agreement that they will not recruit fellow employees for another company if they leave for another place of employment. This is called:

• A) noncompete agreement
• B) retaliatory employment agreement
• C) exculpatory agreement
• D) whistle-blower agreement
• E) none of the other choices

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