Tortious Interference in the Employment Context: A State-by-State Survey examines the elements of the cause of action, as well as the types of relief afforded on a successful claim, which may include damages, injunctive relief, and attorney’s fees. It also discusses the impact of at-will employment, the effect of indemnification agreements, the personal liability of a defendant’s employees, hiring measures found acceptable in various states for screening employees bound by restrictive covenants, and many other important issues.

The treatise also reviews the various defenses that may be posed, including invalidity or unenforceability of the restrictive covenant, breach of contract by the former employer, unclean hands, estoppel and other equitable defenses, the affirmative defenses of justification and competitor’s privilege, preemption, absence of damages, statute of limitations, and more. Using a uniform topic structure that provides a comparative view across states, Tortious Interference in the Employment Context is invaluable for lawyers with a multi-jurisdictional practice, as well as for those seeking persuasive authority from other states.

The new Sixth Edition examines:

• Whether the competitor’s privilege defense entitles an employer to seek to divert business not only from competitors generally but also from a particular competitor
• Whether an action for tortious interference can be based on an inchoate agreement
• Whether interference with an at-will contract requires a pleading of wrongful means
• The viability of a claim based on imminent interference
• The types of conduct considered to be “unjustified” under contemporary tortious interference analysis