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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Would you have fired these hotheads?

Inquiring minds want to know! It's been a slow week for real news, and we have a long weekend coming up. But I found two stories relating to employees (one was a law partner, so technically not an employee) who blew their...more

Dentons

HR Quick Take: Sharing Company Secrets

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Q: We have a recently terminated employee who has been posting a lot of social media messages indicating she is going to reveal “secrets” about the company.  She worked in an area that was highly confidential with employee...more

Verrill

Five Employment Law Traps For CFOs Tasked with HR Oversight

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Overseeing human resources -- a hat that many CFOs wear -- may mean having to make crucial decisions about hiring and policy, performance management and discipline, and employee terminations. Such decisions may affect HR...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Considerations to Protect Against Insider Threats in Cybersecurity

Most companies have strengthened their cybersecurity defenses against outside hackers, but many often neglect the equal threat posed by those within their network walls — employees who already have privileged access to...more

Carlton Fields

10 Tips for Minimizing Company Liability for Terminating Employees who Steal Trade Secrets

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When your company uncovers evidence that an employee misappropriated trade secrets it must act swiftly. The company may want to fire the employee to protect itself from the potentially devastating consequences. But how can...more

Knobbe Martens

Recommendations for Avoiding Trade Secret Misappropriation

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Although the following recommendations will not eliminate all risks, each one will have a cumulative effect toward establishing a structure that is most likely to prevent the disclosure or use of trade secrets by new...more

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