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3 Reminders for Employers Mitigating the Risk of Trade Secret Misappropriation in the Face of Mounting Layoffs

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While economists continue to debate the prospects for a recession, layoffs are impacting employees across the U.S., and not just in the technology sector. Given the greater potential for trade secret misappropriation in the...more

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7 Steps Employers Can Take While Rehiring to Avoid COVID-19 Discrimination Workplace Lawsuits

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A former employee of a prominent midtown Manhattan boutique hotel filed a class-action age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, alleging the hotel failed to rehire her or other older employees after reopening...more

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New California Law Requires Employers to Offer Jobs to Previously Laid-Off Employees

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On April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 93 into law. The law requires employers to offer open job positions to employees who were previously laid off due to COVID-19-related reasons and adds records...more

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The Partial Termination headache

With COVID and massive layoffs, we certainly have a partial termination problem to consider. If an employer has a turnover rate of 20% or more, that counts as a partial termination, and employers have to fully vest employees...more

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Employees Laid Off As A Result Of COVID-19 Ask Courts To Find Their Non-Compete Agreements Unenforceable

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Since the onset of COVID-19 and the related business shut-downs, employers across the country have been forced to make the difficult decision to lay off or terminate many of their employees. Of the tens of millions who have...more

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Emerging Trends In COVID-19 Workplace Litigation

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As of this writing, employees from across the country have filed more than 430 COVID-19-related lawsuits against their employers and former employers. Not all of these claims have focused on the Family First Coronavirus...more

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Noncompete Considerations for Employers Implementing COVID-19 Cost-Cutting Measures and Operational Changes

As COVID-19 continues to spread and economic uncertainty persists, many employers are implementing layoffs, pay cuts, furloughs and other operational changes that could cause them to lose the ability to enforce their...more

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Tips for Efficiently Managing New Trade Secret Risks Created by Shelter-In-Place Restrictions and Remote Working

On April 14, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom outlined the six “critical indicators” the state will monitor during the next phase of its COVID-19 response as it considers when to modify its statewide shelter-in-place...more

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Of Furlough and Other Benefits: How Employers Can Supplement State Unemployment Benefits for Former Employees

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In face of the Covid-19 emergency, many employers are faced with furloughing or laying off employees, but they want to do what they can to provide some benefit.  While severance payments are one option, these benefits...more

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Did Your Non-Compete Agreement Just Get Laid Off?

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Imagine this scenario: Like most businesses, you have undergone the effort and expense of recruiting quality talent to join your workforce. After employment offers are extended and accepted, you provide valuable training to...more

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