A Standard Clause providing for a garden leave period when terminating an employment relationship. During garden leave, the employee remains employed but the employer is not required to assign any work to the employee and the employee cannot work for a competitor. This Clause may be incorporated in an offer letter, employment agreement, bonus agreement, separation agreement, non-compete agreement, or any other agreement with an employee. It may be used as an alternative to or in addition to a traditional non-compete provision or other restrictive covenant. It is jurisdiction-neutral and includes integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. For information about state law requirements, see Non-Compete Laws: State Q&A Tool and State Restrictive Covenants Toolkit. For a 50-state comparison of non-compete laws and requirements, see Quick Compare Chart: State Non-Compete Laws.