This practical guide provides the background and rationale for when and how to use employment contracts. In addition to informative chapters on the subject, the text contains dozens of examples of clauses for use in employment contracts and several appendices of sample agreements. Sample contracts include employee invention and nondisclosure agreements, deferred compensation agreements, change of control agreements, disclaimers and job offer letters, executive compensation agreements, and severance agreements. Chapters include confidentiality and invention assignments, raiding and unfair competition, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, indemnity agreements, implied contracts, and salespersons contracts.