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New Aim Misses the Mark: Federal Court Clarifies What Constitutes Confidential Information

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The recent decision of New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung (No 4) is a timely reminder of how confidential information needs to be treated and restricted by businesses to allow it to be protected under law....more

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Employee Non-Competes: Where We Stand Today

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A little less than a year ago, businesses were scrambling to get ready for the then-impending Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would have blocked nearly all non-compete agreements between employers and...more

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Confidentiality in the Digital Age: The Singapore approach

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In a digital age where large volumes of data can be transferred and retained with ease, the Singapore High Court’s recent decision in Hayate Partners Pte Ltd v Rajan Sunil Kumar [2025] SGHC 41 sheds light on a growing...more

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From Employee to Plaintiff: What to Do When You Get Sued by a Former Employee in the US

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Getting sued by a former employee can be a stressful experience for any employer, especially for a company that has just started to grow its workforce and is not experienced with these kinds of claims. Unfortunately, the cost...more

Ius Laboris

Can employers monitor their employees’ social media posts?

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Increasingly, employers are being made aware of employee misconduct that is evidenced by photos, videos or other social media posts. What are employers allowed to do when it comes to their employees' posts, what are the...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Business Court Holds that Employees’ Continued Work for Reduced Salaries Waived Claims for Breach of Employment Contracts

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In Gallaher, et al. v. Ciszek, et al., 2022 NCBC 67, Chief Business Court Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III, recently held that three neonatologists who continued to work after their employer unilaterally reduced their...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Fox News Executive Not a Faithless Servant, Despite Allegations of Sexual Harassment

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In a recent Commercial Division decision, Pozner v Fox Broadcasting Company, (2018 NY Slip Op 28102 [Sup Ct, NY County Apr. 2, 2018]), Justice Saliann Scarpulla declined to extend the application of the faithless servant...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Employer's "Super Policy" Against Harassment Requires Employer to Protect Employee Beyond That Which is Required by Law

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A Costco employee suffered from Tourette's syndrome, and made complaints to management about the way his supervisors and others were treating him. He later filed charges with the Connecticut Human Rights Organization as well...more

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