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  1. 9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    Isn't it extremely difficult to immigrate to the UK? 

    Extremely, extremely difficult.  My sister married a Brit and they've spent three years trying to figure out how to get her residency and work permit over there.  I think if you go for an MBA or an advanced degree over there starting next year, you can't even bring your spouse.

  2. 10 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

    Barrett mentions this in her concurrence.

    I doubt I agree with Barrett on pretty much anything policy wise, but she does seem to have a shred of integrity.

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  3. On 6/21/2024 at 11:15 AM, YGIFS said:

    We kinda have a tendency to blame pandemics on "others."  Shit, the "Spanish Flu" of 1918 started in Kansas.  We just didn't want to admit it so we denied cases until Spain started reporting them and everybody pointed their fingers at Iberia.  Bubonic, Black, Third Plague, et. al.  Some dirty group, immigrants, people of a different religion, gypsies, et. al.  If something sweeps through killing 7 or 8 digits of people, you'd be insane not to blame it on somebody else.  It's kind of our jam as a species.  Rats, dirty water, coughing on other people in tight spaces?  Nah.  It's an Oriental Sorcerer at work, obviously.  

    I mean, I won't argue with you that we (along with most humans) are racist, awful shitbags, but no one reported deaths from the Spanish Flu because WWI was going on.  Spain didn't participate and thus had no reason to hide deaths - hence they got blamed.

  4. 10 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

    Granted, the economy under Obama wasn't exactly gangbusters but it didn't suck dick like the GFC under dubya or the bullshit under dotard.

    Well, yeah.  He inherited a huge fucking mess from GWB.  Similar to Biden.  Remember, Trump wanted interest rates to go negative for a while.  I think you can debate whether Trump is responsible for COVID's impact on the economy, but he is absolutely responsible for not raising interest rates late in his presidency.

  5. We also need more judges.  It's crazy that you can have a situation where one judge (RBG) kicks the bucket and so many entrenched civil liberties are threatened.  If you triple the number of judges, you reduce the impact of one person leaving.

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  6. 13 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

    At this point?  Has she ever done anything but bits?

    Her crossfit trainer while married (#christianvalues), allegedly

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  7. 21 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

    Get an automatic transmission.  That’s not a given over there.

    This. And driving on the left side isn't bad on the highway, but the things that always threw me off were: (i) driving in the SUPER narrow country roads in the UK and in London neighborhoods; (ii) getting used to gauging distance on how close the opposite side of your car is when passing other cars (it's scary the first couple of times you drive past a fast-moving car on a two lane road going the opposite direction); (iii) remembering that the turn lanes function differently; and (iv) remembering that the fast lane on the highways is reversed.

    I'd also try calling Amex travel - they're usually great with this sort of thing.

  8. 8 minutes ago, troph said:

    I think non-solicitation clauses should be enforceable, obviously confidentiality and trade secret clauses too but straight up non-competes are bullshit - though high level executives it’s justifiable but those deals almost always come with a $1 for $1 severance package for the length of the non-compete. Looks like exec non-competes are still enforceable. 

    Right, but if you can't solicit customers (often defined to include prospective or even likely customers), employees, or consultants, and you are prohibited from using confidential information you learned in your old job in any way (with confidential information typically being defined broad enough to encompass anything under the sun), how is that practically speaking different than a non-compete?  And sure, maybe some portion isn't enforceable, but do you really want a lawsuit with your former employer on your record if you're an executive?  Plus, a lot of companies - especially PE backed ones - have language in their equity award agreements that if you violate any restrictive covenants post-termination, they can clawback their equity and sometimes even past proceeds.  Many states permit the equity clawback under the argument that isn't prohibiting you from competing - it is merely taking back some contingent compensation you were paid in the past.  See how this gets murky quickly?

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  9. 1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

    All I know about is medical field sales and marketing; literally none of the companies give a shit. If they want a rep they hire the rep and park them somewhere for 6,9, or 12 months. With this I imagine they will have them start immediately and dare the old company to sue.
     

    I guess we will see but I really doubt you are going to see a slew of lawsuits related to bullshit IP allegations, and Client lists are a known risk (it’s usually the major reason for “poaching” the employee and workarounds are already in place)

     

    Yeah, we work in different industries.  For tech companies and most PE back companies, they care about this a ton.

  10. Just now, Sawbonz said:

    I’m pretty sure the employers are going to have to sue to enforce. Default interpretation will favor the employees. Nonsolicitation is valid concern but super easy to get around, and not many companies truly have trade secrets that the new employer is going to care about (and if they do that’s valid as well)

    It's still a practical problem.  Every competently drafted offer letter in the world has language where you're required to disclose any restrictive covenants that you're subject to.  Once disclosed, you have to convince your new employer that whatever restrictive covenants you have in place aren't enforceable and the old company won't sue you and them in order to try and enforce it.

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