QUARTERLY BEAT / JULY 2024
· S ick L eave and D isability Does the employer offer paid sick leave? Disability leave? After how long can disabled employees be terminated? May unused sick days be carried forward? · C ontinuing E ducation How many CE leave days are granted and are they paid? To what extent do employers reimburse CE expenses? · A ssociation D ues Are national, state and/or local veterinary association dues reimbursed? · V eterinary L icense F ees and DEA R egistration Are these fees paid by the employer? Should the employee register with the DEA so she is permitted to prescribe and order controlled substances (rather than just administer them under the supervision of a
DEA-licensed veterinarian)? · R elocation ( moving ) expenses
6. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Will the employer provide written and/or oral performance evaluations? How often? Will these be used to modify compensation? 7. NON-COMPETITION Many employers require their employees to sign non- competition clauses (also called restrictive covenants) forbidding terminated employees from competing with the employer. Such clauses must be limited in time (e.g., 6-24 months after termination) and geographic area (e.g., reflecting the trade area of the particular practice which could be measured in city blocks or air-miles around practice location) to be enforceable. The precise limits on the scope of such clauses vary from state to state. Most corporate and government employers provide some form of moving expense. Sometimes a “signing bonus” or short-term loan can cover all or part of these costs. · V ehicle allowance or mileage payments Employees using their personal vehicles for practice business should be reimbursed for a pro-rata portion of their insurance, general maintenance, registration and inspection fees, fuel, repairs, depreciation, and lost opportunity costs.
From the employer’s perspective, this is the most important reason to have a contract. Without a non-compete, employers cannot protect the goodwill they have worked so hard to build.
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