Asset protection in case of an unforeseen bankruptcy is often overlooked when thinking of an employment agreement in Florida. A well drafted employment agreement would allow a shareholder to protect his money by paying himself a wage as an employee and utilize the unlimited cash account exemption. After we draft your contract set up your wage account so that no interest will be credited to it (have any interest earned on the wage account either mailed directly to you or credited to another account), deposit only the wages of the statutory head of the family into that account, and include the designation "WAGE ACCOUNT" in the account title. There are of course the important elements for new hired employees such as protecting your trade secrets and other intellectual property from being stolen without recourse as well a non-competition clause to seal off any attempt damage your business with your own ideas. Additionally, the beginning and ending dates of the employment period, the amount of the salary and time period it will cover, a description of duties and title for employees, agreed paid vacation days and severance pay are all inclusive. Additionally, the agreement will include an attachment to be signed by your employee, protecting your confidential information requirement employee to assign any and all of their rights to inventions that they may have played the roll in the creation thereof. We will provide a specific agreement that entails all the above elements and more.