This week, on a special episode of our Spilling Secrets podcast series, we break down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) purported nationwide non-compete ban and discuss what’s on the horizon for employers:
On April 23,...more
This week, in our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law, we take a deeper look at trade secrets and non-compete cases in the wide world of sports:
As college basketball...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
The year 2023 was significant for trade secret and non-compete law, full of enforcement actions and...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
Restrictive covenants, such as non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, are regulated differently...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
Restrictions on non-competes have dominated the headlines this year. The Federal Trade Commission has...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
Most restrictive covenant disputes are resolved out of court. However, what about the restrictive...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
On May 31, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
The inevitable disclosure doctrine, expected to be a widely used tool to protect trade secrets after the...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
The 2023 Academy Awards are over, but we’re keeping the awards season alive with our very own Trade...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law:
The holidays are over, and year-end bonuses are being paid, making January and the first quarter a...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law.
The year is coming to a close, and it was a big one in the world of trade secrets and non-competes. In...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law.
When faced with trade secret misappropriation, employers must decide how to proceed. In this episode,...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law.
Non-compete agreements are generally unenforceable against lawyers, but there are some exceptions. In...more
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law.
An employer often overlooks training employees on what their restrictive covenant means and how to honor...more
9/21/2022
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Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employer ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
This week, we bring you our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law.
Two and a half years into the pandemic, it appears that remote work is here to stay, to varying degrees,...more
This week, we introduce Spilling Secrets, a new monthly podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law.
If you're hiring from a competitor amid the Great Resignation, one of your top priorities is not...more
The nation is beginning to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Employees who have been working from their kitchen tables for 12 months are starting to look toward greener pastures. Protecting against the risks of...more
5/6/2021
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Mobility ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Webinars
COVID-19 has not only created a plethora of workplace safety, accommodation, and leave issues, it has also created new employee mobility challenges for employers:
- How can employers maintain the “trade secret” status of...more
10/29/2020
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Confidential Information ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Mobility ,
Employee Relocations ,
Employment Litigation ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Layoffs ,
Legitimate Business Interest ,
Presidential Elections ,
Remote Working ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets ,
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2020 has been an unsettling, unprecedented, and difficult year for most employers. At the same time, courts and legislatures have been directly affected by the ongoing pandemic while responding to the urgent and unusual needs...more
A federal judge in Chicago recently held that an individual can be convicted of attempting to steal a trade secret, even if the information at issue did not actually constitute a trade secret, so long as the individual...more
The 2019 legal landscape of employee mobility continues to evolve, at times drastically. Courts and legislatures are giving increased scrutiny to employers’ claims to protect the confidentiality of their trade secrets and...more
6/27/2019
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
No-Hire/No-Solicitation Agreements ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preemption ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sherman Act ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets
In managing workforces, particularly when addressing employee turnover, employers often find themselves facing issues regarding how best to safeguard their confidential business information and how to protect their...more
California has always been a challenging jurisdiction for employers in terms of limiting unfair competition by former employees and protecting trade secrets. However, employers in the state can significantly enhance their...more
Restrictive covenants are an important tool for businesses concerned about the protection of their confidential business information and the costs of employee training and turnover. When properly crafted and utilized,...more
4/21/2016
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Blue Pencil Contract Modification ,
Confidential Information ,
Consideration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
FLIR System ,
Misappropriation ,
NLRB ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trade Secrets
In the area of trade secrets and non-compete law, there continue to be notable developments at the state and federal levels. Here are five recent ones.
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