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10 Steps for Built-to-Sell Tech Startups to Lock Down Employment Law Compliance

Fisher Phillips on 8/15/2025

You’ve built a great product, assembled a talented team, and maybe even caught the attention of investors or potential buyers. But your code or growth metrics will only get you so far if your company is not a compliant...more

From Ideas to Ownership: Navigating IP and Employment Law Through the Lens of The Social Network — Hiring to Firing Podcast

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/8/2025

In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter are joined by their Troutman Pepper Locke partners, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close, who host the No Infringement Intended podcast. Together, they...more

[Webinar] Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants: Practical Advice to Safeguard Your Company’s Critical Assets - April 10th,...

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 4/1/2025

The protection of trade secrets and confidential information is critical to the success of many organizations. Employers must remain vigilant against the growing risk of sensitive information being compromised, especially...more

No Slowing Down: Employers’ Recap of the Trump Administration’s First 50 Days

Fisher Phillips on 3/13/2025

While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more

#WorkforceWednesday®: Trade Secret Litigation - Lessons from High-Stakes Group Exits - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law...

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/22/2025

This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists discuss how to navigate “group lift-outs,” in which one company hires multiple employees from another company at or about the same time: Group lift-outs are...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2025 - Your workplace law recap for 2024 and predictions for 2025 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/12/2024

As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, one thing is clear: this has been a year like no other. From a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling to a pivotal election result that will usher in a new administration, employers...more

AI in the Workplace: Using Artificial Intelligence Intelligently

BCLP on 10/9/2024

Ready or not, artificial intelligence (“AI”) is here, and even if your company hasn’t introduced or approved the use of AI, chances are your employees are already using it....more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

3 Reminders for Employers Mitigating the Risk of Trade Secret Misappropriation in the Face of Mounting Layoffs

Fisher Phillips on 5/9/2023

While economists continue to debate the prospects for a recession, layoffs are impacting employees across the U.S., and not just in the technology sector. Given the greater potential for trade secret misappropriation in the...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2023 - Legal predictions to help you prepare for the coming year in workplace law

Fisher Phillips on 11/1/2022

It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all: - At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. - None of us had heard the phrase...more

Forecast: March 2022 Edition

Fisher Phillips on 3/16/2022

Welcome to FP Forecast, a monthly outlook featuring Fisher Phillips thought leaders providing their insights into what employers can expect in 2022 and beyond. By following along each month, you’ll be in the best position to...more

Trade Secret Hygiene for Current Employees

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 1/2/2020

In the first two parts of this series on best practices in protecting trade secrets, we addressed risks raised by the arrival and departure of key employees at companies, and failed potential customer-supplier or acquisition...more

[Podcast]: Key Contractual Provisions for Employers to Incorporate in Documents with Confidentiality Covenants

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 5/30/2019

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, Kate Napalkova, special employee benefits and executive compensation counsel, and associate Oleg Zakatov discuss potential pitfalls that lurk in employment agreements and other employee...more

Washington State Poised to Impose Significant Restrictions on Noncompetition Agreements

Perkins Coie on 4/24/2019

Last week, the Washington State Legislature passed a proposal that, once signed into law, will significantly restrict the use of noncompetition agreements in Washington. We fully expect Governor Jay Inslee to sign this law,...more

Littler Global Guide - Denmark - Q3 2018

Littler on 10/17/2018

Act on Protecting Trade Secrets- New Legislation Enacted- The new Act on Protecting Trade Secrets is based on an EU-directive, which aims to streamline and strengthen the effort on trade secrets within the EU....more

HR Toolkit Series, Part 4 - Protecting Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/1/2018

In a recent Holland & Knight webinar, Partners Kara Ariail, Brandon Elledge, and Terry Elling discussed trade secrets and related issues affecting government contractors when employees are hired or leave. In case you missed...more

Do You Know What Your Employees Are Talking About In Public? How To Avoid The Inadvertent Disclosure of Your Company’s...

Cozen O'Connor on 9/26/2018

Most companies take extensive steps in on-boarding a newly hired employee about the employers’ confidential information and non-disclosure policies. Often times, employers will have the new employee sign a non-disclosure...more

Five Tips for Protecting Your Company’s Trade Secrets

Cozen O'Connor on 8/9/2018

Protecting your trade secrets and proprietary information is a vital part of your business. Every company needs to have policies and agreements in place to prevent employees from stealing property, and wrongfully soliciting...more

Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 5/15/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Company's Secrets?

Fisher Phillips on 10/19/2017

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

Startups and the Beginning of the Employment Relationship - Who, What, When, Where, and Why?

Poyner Spruill LLP on 8/11/2015

WHO to Hire? Startup companies can reduce or eliminate future problems with employees through careful hiring practices. Best practices include...more

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

Carlton Fields on 7/28/2015

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

Federal Court Reminds Trade Secret Owners That the Statute of Limitations Isn't Everything When it Comes to Misappropriation...

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/2/2014

Several years after an employee leaves your company, you realize that he or she has been using confidential and proprietary information acquired from your business to compete against you. Your non-compete agreement with the...more

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