Florida just enacted a new law that seals its status as the most enforcement-friendly state in the country for non-compete and garden leave agreements. The “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality,...more
7/10/2025
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Garden Leave ,
Hiring & Firing ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
A decade ago, I litigated a trade secret/unfair competition dispute between two large plastics manufacturers. The Plaintiff was based in southwest Florida, the Defendant in southern Alabama. The factual dispute is...more
10/19/2017
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Confidentiality Agreements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Employment Policies ,
Hackers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Passwords ,
Proprietary Information ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition