I work in an industry that is very much “at-will.”
I signed an “Employee Handbook Acknowledgement” which says “I understand and agree that the handbook is not a contract of employment, or a promise or guarantee of continued employment”
The “handbook” contains statements like “company owns all employee creations and IP ,etc etc etc”
It’s ambiguous enough to seem to apply to side projects.
What is your opinion of this? Sounds like they want their cake and to eat it, I can’t see how this is legally enforceable.
No. The only document I have signed is the aforementioned "Handbook Acknowledgement."
My concern is that there's a nefarious double-standard here in which they can say explicitly "this is not a contract" but if it were to go to court then legally it could be considered a de-facto contract since it has a signature.
I signed an “Employee Handbook Acknowledgement” which says “I understand and agree that the handbook is not a contract of employment, or a promise or guarantee of continued employment”
The “handbook” contains statements like “company owns all employee creations and IP ,etc etc etc”
It’s ambiguous enough to seem to apply to side projects.
What is your opinion of this? Sounds like they want their cake and to eat it, I can’t see how this is legally enforceable.