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Noncompete Reform Continues in New England: Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island All Pass New Laws

Noncompete reform continues to crop up in New England. We previously wrote about comprehensive reform in Massachusetts late last year, and now three more states have passed legislation in recent weeks. All three states –...more

7/17/2019 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Hiring & Firing , Low-Wage Workers , New Legislation , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Is My Noncompete With an Independent Contractor Enforceable?

The Eight Circuit recently addressed this question in Ag Spectrum Co. v. Elder, Case No. 16-3113 (8th Cir. August 2, 2017). In that case, Ag Spectrum contracted with Vaughn Elder to work as an independent contractor. Elder...more

8/8/2017 / Corporate Counsel , Independent Contractors , Misclassification , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Trade Secrets , Unfair Competition

Don’t “Hire” A Lawsuit: A New Employee’s Misappropriation of Trade Secrets May Quickly Become Your Own

Companies commonly assume that they will only be sued for trade secret misappropriation if they or someone from their company steal the “secret sauce” of their competitor. Not true. A far more common way that companies get...more

5/29/2017 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Former Employee , Hiring & Firing , Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine , Misappropriation , New Hires , Popular , Third-Party Liability , Trade Secrets

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