It is not often that a United States Court of Appeals issues a decision on trade secrets, much less one involving the review of a bench trial that drew legal conclusions on the scope of trade secret law and the propriety of...more
5/9/2020
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Appeals ,
Bench Trial ,
Breach of Duty ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Federal Contractors ,
Former Employee ,
IP License ,
Misappropriation ,
Ownership Interest ,
Punitive Damages ,
Reaffirmation ,
Trade Secrets ,
UTSA
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act is a $2.2 trillion stimulus package aimed at offering economic relief to individuals,...more
On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) published much anticipated initial guidance on the federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”)....more
3/27/2020
/ Child Care ,
Covered Employer ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EFMLA ,
EPSLA ,
Exemptions ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Full-Time Employees ,
New Guidance ,
Part-Time Employees ,
School Closures ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay
On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) released the model notice that covered employers must post regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), along with...more
On December 3, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri holding that a former equity partner at a law firm was not an “employee”...more
12/5/2019
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Appeals ,
Employee Definition ,
Equity Partners ,
Forced Retirement ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Partnership Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
Shareholders ,
Young Lawyers
The National Labor Relations Board published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) on Monday, August 12, 2019, proposing three amendments to its current rules and regulations aimed at addressing representation election...more
On January 25, 2019, in a long-anticipated decision, the NLRB overturned another Obama-Board decision, FedEx Home Delivery, 361 NLRB 610 (2014), which modified the test for whether an individual is an “employee” or an...more