Richard Robinson at Pullman & Comley, LLC

The NLRB’s Challenge To Bridgewater’s Confidentiality Clauses: Its Significance For Employers

The NLRB’s new focus on non-union employment has been well–chronicled here. Employment contract provisions thought to be governed only by state contract law principles are now subject to the federal National Labor Relations...more

11/30/2016 / Confidential Information , Confidentiality Agreements , Corporate Counsel , Employment Contract , NLRA , NLRB , Non-Union , Section 7

Does The Federal Trade Secrets Act Make A Difference For Connecticut Employers?

The federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (the President signed it on May 11th) went on the books with a lot of fanfare. For the first time, employers (and other trade secret owners) have a federal law claim for trade secret...more

7/12/2016 / Asset Seizure , Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) , Employment Contract , Ex Parte , Injunctive Relief , Misappropriation , Non-Compete Agreements , Trade Secrets , Uniform Trade Secrets Acts

Restrictive Covenants – A Close Call Goes The Employer’s Way

A very recent federal court decision, A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc. v. Naso, 2015 WL 1420132 (D.Conn.), illustrates how judges weigh various facts when deciding to grant or deny a preliminary injunction in a restrictive covenant...more

7/7/2015 / Confidential Information , Confidentiality Agreements , No-Hire/No-Solicitation Agreements , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Preliminary Injunctions , Restrictive Covenants

Required Consideration Lacking For Replacement Employment Contract

A September 23rd Connecticut Appellate Court decision tells a cautionary tale for employers drafting employment contracts intended to replace earlier contracts. Thoma v. Oxford Performance Materials, Inc., 2014 WL 4548490...more

10/21/2014 / Consideration , Contract Drafting , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract

Alternative Theories To Address Former Employee Competition Where There Are No Covenants

A recent Connecticut Superior Court case demonstrates that all is not lost for an employer when a former employee without a non-compete or a non-solicitation covenant leaves and competes. Wentworth, DeAngelis & Kaufman, Inc....more

8/4/2014 / Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

Workplace Bullying and The Law

Could Jonathan Martin successfully sue the Miami Dolphins and Richie Incognito for workplace bullying? Probably not. - For one reason or another, the existing array of legal claims do not cover much of what would be...more

4/2/2014 / Bullying , Harassment , Hazing

Will The Material Change Doctrine Reduce Your Ability to Enforce Your Non-Competes?

Consider this: An employee signs a perfectly reasonable non-compete/non-solicitation agreement at the inception of employment. The employee remains with the employer for ten years and during that period, receives several...more

3/12/2014 / Confidential Information , Employer Liability Issues , Material Change Doctrine , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

Was A-Rod Smart To Walk Out on his Arbitration?

Did embattled Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez make a sound strategic judgment in walking out of his grievance arbitration hearing yesterday concerning his 211-game, PED-related suspension after the arbitrator denied his...more

11/22/2013 / Alex Rodriguez , Arbitration , Arbitrators , MLB

Before Adopting a Restrictive Covenant Program, Check For Fundamentals?

A relatively recent Connecticut Superior Court decision holding certain non-compete and non-solicitation covenants unenforceable illustrates the need for businesses to focus on fundamentals in creating and litigating these...more

11/19/2013 / Corporate Counsel , Restrictive Covenants

Illinois Appellate Court Won’t Enforce Noncompetes Against At-Will Employees Unless the Employee Stays At Least Two Years:...

You’re a Connecticut employer with a restrictive covenant program to protect your customer relationships and confidential business information. You require anyone you hire who to develop customer relationships or use your...more

10/29/2013 / At-Will Employment , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

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