News & Analysis as of

Contract Terms Risk Management Employment Contract

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Wyoming’s New Non-Compete Law Starts in July: Employers Need to Look at Their Agreements Now

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

On Mar. 19, 2025, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate Bill 107 into law, fundamentally reshaping the landscape for non-compete agreements in a major legislative move that will impact employers across Wyoming. Effective...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

The Rise of the Global Capability Center: Key Considerations

Interest in offshore business centers, commonly known as global capability centers (GCCs), continues to rise as US companies across industries look to establish overseas offices and hire skilled workers to support critical...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Ruling of the German Federal Labor Court on the Invalidity of Expiry Clauses in ESOP/VSOP - Applicability of the Ruling to MEPs

Paul Hastings LLP on

On March 19, 2025, the German Federal Labor Court ("BAG") ruled that clauses that qualify as general terms and conditions and stipulate that virtual option rights that are already vested at the time of termination of an...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete

Brad Cave by Brad Cave Governor Gordon signed a bill this week to significantly narrow the enforceability of covenants not to compete under Wyoming law.  While the new law leaves Wyoming businesses with a few options to...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Electronic Contracts and Electronic Signatures Under E-Sign and UETA

The digital revolution has fundamentally changed the way businesses and individuals conduct transactions. Electronic contracts and electronic signatures have become vital to modern commerce, enabling efficiency and...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Does an Arbitration Agreement Require the Employer’s Signature?  Read the Fine Print

The California Court of Appeal recently reminded employers in an unpublished (but nonetheless chastening) opinion of the importance of carefully drafting arbitration agreements. In Pich v. LaserAway, LLC et al, the court...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Restrictive Covenants in the Time of Coronavirus

The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to changes regarding many legal issues. Despite the changes, companies still need to protect confidential information, goodwill, customer relationships, and...more

Lowndes

Here’s What You Need To Know About Protecting Trade Secrets

Lowndes on

What do you do when a key employee leaves and you believe he/she has taken your company’s trade secrets to a competitor? Or when a strategic business partner uses your trade secret information to compete against you?...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Protecting a Manufacturer’s Competitive Advantage: Recent Developments in Post-Employment Restrictions

I have posted a few times here about using post-employment restrictions to preserve a manufacturer’s competitive advantage.  See  “Non-Compete Cautionary Tale” (Nov, 2, 2018); “I’m New – And It’s No [Trade] Secret” (Oct. 27,...more

Gray Reed

The Calm After the PR Storm: Recovering Damages from the Offender

Gray Reed on

Last month, Jim Duncey, the majority owner and face of Duncey’s Caps, Inc., was involved in a car accident and arrested for DWI. Facing a PR crisis Duncey’s board of directors called an emergency meeting. ...more

Gray Reed

How to Avoid Trumping Non-Disclosure Agreements

Gray Reed on

In the summer of 2016 Stormy Sultry aka Peggy Peterson and Dennis Duck aka David Dennison engaged in some alleged hanky-panky....more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide