Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed legislation that would have severely restricted the contexts in which Maine employers could use and enforce non-compete agreements. The bill, LD 1496, would have significantly hampered...more
Stemming a tide of Delaware decisions closely scrutinizing and refusing to enforce non-compete agreements, Delaware’s Supreme Court held that forfeiture-for-competition provisions arising out of a Delaware limited partnership...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a virtual workshop on December 6-7, 2021, bringing together agency representatives, lawyers, economists, academics, and other experts to discuss...more
12/23/2021
/ Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Contract ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joe Biden ,
NLRA ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Sherman Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
Earlier this month, President Joseph Biden issued an Executive Order encouraging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to “curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses or agreements that may unfairly limit...more
The Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1836, et seq., is approaching its fifth anniversary after being signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 11, 2016. To celebrate, we are highlighting some of the...more
3/10/2021
/ Barack Obama ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Electronic Devices ,
Ex Parte ,
Motion To Seal ,
Public Disclosure ,
Restraining Orders ,
Search & Seizure ,
Search Warrant ,
Trade Secrets ,
US Marshals Service
In 2016 Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act, creating a federal cause of action for the theft of trade secrets. For a plaintiff attempting to prove that the information at issue is a trade secret, there is a tendency...more