Employment Agreement Template Guide

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Company: [COMPANY]
State: [STATE]
Roles: [EXECUTIVE/ENGINEERING/SALES/GENERAL]
Equity: [YES/NO]
Non-compete enforceable: [CHECK STATE LAW]

1. Standard Employment Agreement:
   - Position and duties
   - Compensation: base, bonus, equity
   - Benefits: reference to plan documents
   - At-will: clear statement
   - Termination: voluntary, for cause, without cause, death/disability
   - Severance: if any, conditions

2. Key Protective Provisions:
   - Confidentiality: definition, scope, duration, exceptions
   - IP Assignment: all work product, moral rights waiver, prior inventions
   - Non-compete: scope, geography, duration (state-specific enforceability notes)
   - Non-solicitation: employees, customers, scope, duration
   - Non-disparagement: mutual, scope

3. Role-Specific Addenda:
   - Executive: change of control, severance multiples, garden leave
   - Sales: commission plan reference, draw, territory
   - Engineering: prior inventions schedule, open source policy reference

4. State-Specific Considerations:
   - California: no non-competes, PIIA requirements, final pay
   - New York: salary transparency, non-compete limitations
   - Texas, Illinois, other key states

5. Offer Letter vs Employment Agreement: when to use which
6. Onboarding: agreement execution process, electronic signatures
7. Amendments: modification process, documentation