June 27, 2005 2:04 PM

Beware your employment contract
Posted by Jason Butlerat 2:04 PM

Eric Wise gives some good advice for engineers about landmines in employment contracts.

A very common mistake I see being made by developers involves the signing of their employment contracts. Oftentimes there are clauses, like invention clauses, in the contract which can have a signficant impact on your personal time and pet projects

Make sure your company doesn't claim ownership over your outside and freelance projects.