[Beauty Shop Woes] When Giuseppe Hired Ines to Work in His

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[Beauty Shop Woes] When Giuseppe hired Ines to work in his beauty shop as a hair stylist,she entered into an agreement with Giuseppe whereby if she left his employment she would not work for another beauty shop within 50 miles for 2 years.Giuseppe trained Ines in a number of new techniques.After nine months,Ines was offered a great job down the street at a new beauty shop.She quit Giuseppe's shop and a number of customers followed her down the street to her new job.Giuseppe claimed that she had signed a contract and had no right to go to work at the new shop.Ines disagreed and told Giuseppe that no judge in the country would enforce such an agreement.Ines then told Giuseppe that she was more worried about a customer who was threatening to sue her because her hair turned green after Ines worked on it.Ines said that she knew that the customer's hair was damaged;but that she told the customer that odd results could result from a dye attempt,and had the customer sign a contract that she released Ines from all liability and would not sue.The customer,however,sued anyway.
-Which is the correct term for the agreement Giuseppe and Ines entered?

• A)A covenant not to compete
• B)A covenant not to misappropriate
• C)A competition agreement
• D)A prohibited competition agreement
• E)A policy agreement

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Definitions:

Passive

Accepting or allowing what happens without active response or resistance.

Negative Punishment

involves removing a desirable stimulus after a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Reinforcement

In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows.

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or painful stimulus that induces changes in behavior through negative reinforcement or punishment.