crashedapp
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Nevada
I would like to take a job with a new company. The new company will not hire me without a written letter of release from my current employer.
The sticky details:
The company I wish to work for is a client of my current company. I have a contract that clearly states that I MAY solicit employment from our customers (This has already been confirmed by the company lawyer in email).
My company has told me that they will only give me a written letter of release if the company that wants to hire me makes good on all debts that they have been arguing about.
Whether the company I wish to work for actually needs the letter is a moot point. They won't touch me without it. My understanding is that the letter has to have some wording in it that says my company agrees not to sue the other company for hiring me. My company says they will claim that the other company is destroying their business if they hire me away.
What can I do?
Is it legal for my company to attempt to use me as some sort of bargaining chip?
Do I have any legal recourse?
I would like to take a job with a new company. The new company will not hire me without a written letter of release from my current employer.
The sticky details:
The company I wish to work for is a client of my current company. I have a contract that clearly states that I MAY solicit employment from our customers (This has already been confirmed by the company lawyer in email).
My company has told me that they will only give me a written letter of release if the company that wants to hire me makes good on all debts that they have been arguing about.
Whether the company I wish to work for actually needs the letter is a moot point. They won't touch me without it. My understanding is that the letter has to have some wording in it that says my company agrees not to sue the other company for hiring me. My company says they will claim that the other company is destroying their business if they hire me away.
What can I do?
Is it legal for my company to attempt to use me as some sort of bargaining chip?
Do I have any legal recourse?