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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Legal Ninja Snapshot: #Employment Contracts: Digital Employment Contracts in Germany – But When is a Wet Ink Signature Still...

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Digital Employment Contracts Are Now Generally Allowed With the new year, the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act ("BEG IV") brings more flexibility by replacing the need for written form and qualified electronic signatures with...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

“You Don’t Have to Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here”: Founder Exits (Part 1)

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Venture-stage investors make their investment in the people of a business as much as they do the idea and the operations. The drive, the know-how, the effort, and the vision of the founders are typically what attract first...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

So the FTC Banned Non-Competes… What Does This Mean For Your IP?

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The FTC recently found that non-compete agreements are an unfair method of competition, and issued a final ruling that bans non-compete agreements. The commission predicts the nationwide ban will encourage innovation,...more

K&L Gates LLP

Washington’s Workforce Mobility Law Goes Live: A Seven-Question Assessment for Startups and Growth Companies

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For startups and growth companies that delayed getting a grip on the state of Washington’s new law restricting the use of noncompetition covenants in employment-related agreements, the time to act is now, as the new law took...more

Cozen O'Connor

Why Should I Care About Employment Law? Common Pitfalls for Emerging Companies

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Founders of emerging companies are often first-time employers and find themselves having to wade through the dense patchwork of state and federal labor and employment laws. This can be a confusing undertaking that often...more

Foster Garvey PC

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Effects of Google's trademark and keyword practices changes; Japanese regulators conclude Airbnb...

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories covering search, short-term rentals, wholesalers and traditional OTAs. This week's highlights include...more

BCLP

Starting Up – Set Up Part 3

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Part One of this series focused on several of the federal and local filings and registrations that new employers will need to make in preparation for their first hires. In Part Two, we dove into drafting job descriptions and...more

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So you’re an employer…how to (and not to) extend the employment offer (part 3)

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In the final post in our three-part series, we’re examining the specifics involved in extending an employment offer. Whether it’s your first time or your twenty-first time, making a job offer is exciting-you’ve finally found...more

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“Silicon Valley”: Start Me Up

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Mike Judge has done it again. A few months ago, I wrote about one of my favorite workplace flicks, Office Space, and the dangers of pushing off uncomfortable employment issues (specifically Milt Waddams, a mumbly...more

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Blog Restrictive Covenants: What Startups Need to Know

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“Restrictive Covenants” is a term used to describe provisions in an agreement that purport to restrict an employee from doing certain things after she leaves the company....more

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IP, trade secrets and employee mobility - Judges and attorneys discuss top-of-mind issues for Silicon Valley tech employers

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Increasingly today, the value of a company is measured not by its physical assets, but by the talents of its employees and the utility of its intellectual property. Because of their knowledge and experience, talented...more

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