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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Massachusetts’ High Court Pumps the Brakes on Equitable Tolling of Restrictive Covenant

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/5/2020

For the first time in 15 years, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), Massachusetts’ highest court, issued a decision analyzing the enforceability of non-solicitation covenants, the distinction between such covenants in the...more

Ruling offers guidance for companies seeking injunctions to protect trade secrets

McAfee & Taft on 2/23/2019

Customers, trade secrets, and proprietary information are the lifeblood of any company. For this reason, companies routinely have employees sign confidentiality agreements and, to the extent they are enforceable,...more

Protecting Trade Secrets When Employees Depart

Miller Canfield on 3/3/2014

Employment and labor lawyer Richard Warren discusses how employers can better protect one of their most valuable assets—their trade secrets....more

Twas the Night Before Christmas -- Non-Compete Style

Fisher Phillips on 12/19/2013

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the company; A disgruntled employee kept saying “please jump with me.” She was trying to line up a grand, mass departure; Of which she was certain no one could...more

Labor Letter, July 2013: Social Media And Trade Secrets

Fisher Phillips on 7/1/2013

Most employers are well aware of the various implications that the social media explosion has on the workplace. The various issues created by Facebook, LinkedIn, and other similar platforms lead to constant requests for...more

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