tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post5795198923858140199..comments2023-10-23T18:40:13.347-04:00Comments on CLASS BIAS AND RANDOM THINGS LAW REVIEW: Covenants not to Compete for Law ProfessorsJeffrey Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647017160134065739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post-82414372817120096522010-04-22T10:56:07.914-04:002010-04-22T10:56:07.914-04:00Good point. At my school it is not quite that bad ...Good point. At my school it is not quite that bad but almost. Negotiation about the initial contract is a two way street. If the school wants a covenant not to compete just demand a higher starting salary.If they do not want that then tell them no covenant.Jeffrey Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647017160134065739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post-41627054725489146802010-04-22T10:50:08.531-04:002010-04-22T10:50:08.531-04:00The problem with this idea is the perverse way in ...The problem with this idea is the perverse way in which faculty (productive faculty who deserve it) have to go about securing increases in compensation. In every public higher education institution I have come into contact with, the main way to increase one's compensation (and often the ONLY way) is to secure an offer from another school. If one is bound by a multi-year agreement, then one will effectively also be bound to a multi-year salary freeze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post-68444560858541764072010-04-19T16:42:28.492-04:002010-04-19T16:42:28.492-04:00Yes, it's pretty crazy. If a private sector bu...Yes, it's pretty crazy. If a private sector business were run this way it would fold.Jeffrey Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647017160134065739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11488416.post-65634292805238037222010-04-19T16:15:32.504-04:002010-04-19T16:15:32.504-04:00In some schools, housing bonuses and the like come...In some schools, housing bonuses and the like come with liquidated damages (you have to repay the entire bonus) if a professor leaves within a certain number of years of receiving the money. Not quite the same as what you are suggesting, of course, but in a similar spirit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com