| Topic Name: |
Contracts |
| Message Name: |
Right to work |
| Date Posted: |
04/28/2005 |
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How iron-clad are they, really? I work in a small market. If I'm offered a job in a large market -- that's basically tripling my pay -- can my station sue me for going? Isn't Calfiornia a right to work state? Insight please... |
| Message: |
Right to work has to do with unions, not personal services contracts. Forget about that.
Read your contract carefully, particularly any language that is under the heading "Covenant Not To Compete." Talk to your supervisor - simply ask if the station will release you if you have an opportunity to go to a large market.
If they take a hard line, you may need to speak to a lawyer. That may or may not be helpful. It depends on your contract.
What usually happens, if your station doesn't want you to leave, is they will contact the other station and say, "Hey, our employee is under contract, so keep your hands off." And in many cases, that is where it ends.
The station that wants to hire will often ask during the early stages of interviewing, "Are you under contract?" And if so, they often move on to someone else rather than mess with it.
What it all comes down to is being careful what you agree to in the beginning. You might have been able to get a clause written in that would allow you to leave early for an opportunity in a certain market size. But if you don't have that, you really should honor what you agreed to do.
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