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by mlrtime 791 days ago
They are not illegal, and even if there is a grey area good luck defending.

I worked at a hedge fund in NYC. I gave my 2 week notice. HR said that the employee contract that I signed when I joined stated a minimum of a 4 month notice period. This would have completely killed my next job which I already accepted.

I should have known this was in the employee agreement, but I didn't know they they would threaten lawyers on me if I didn't stay 3 months.