Fenwick Employment Brief - December 11, 2009

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IN THIS BRIEF:

*California Appellate Court Rejects Overly Broad Non-Competition Agreement and Casts Doubt As To Continuing Viability of Trade Secrets Exception

*California Supreme Court Reinstates Disability Harassment Verdict and Clarifies Punitive Damages Standard

*California Supreme Court Upholds Broad “Privilege” Protections for Attorney’s Wage and Hour Opinion Letter

*News Bites

..Alert: Federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act GINA) Effective Nov. 21

..Ninth Circuit Holds that Independent Contractors May Sue Under Rehabilitation Act

..Federal Jury Awards $6.2 Million in Age Discrimination Suit

..Significant Increase in Private Sector EEOC Claims During 2009

Please see full publication below for more information.

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DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.

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