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Will We Win? The Odds of Success in Restraint of Trade Cases

By Michael Tamvakologos on October 19, 2019

Cross-posted from Workplace Law & Strategy blog. When an ex-employee goes to a competitor or starts poaching clients or staff, employers often look to a restraint of trade clause to protect key business assets such as client relationships or company confidential information. Often a quick decision needs to be made: apply to the Court to stop the ex-employee, or wait and sue for breach of contract damages at some later time. Wrapped up in this…

The Construction Seyt

Seyfarth Attorneys to Present at Public Contracts Seminar in Sterling, Virginia

By Joseph Dyer, Edward (Teddie) Arnold & Anthony LaPlaca on October 18, 2019

On October 23–24, 2019, Seyfarth attorneys Teddie Arnold, Joe Dyer, and Anthony LaPlaca will be presenting the Seyfarth Shaw Government Contracts Handbook at a 2-day seminar in Sterling, Virginia. This presentation will educate attendees on various components of federal government contracting, including Congressional oversight initiatives, procurement and formation issues, strategies for self-governance and compliance, claims and appeals, and other hot-button issues. The seminar will take place between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Executive…

Workplace Law & Strategy

Caring for working carers

By Rachel Bernasconi & Lauren Crossman on October 18, 2019

Care or career – it doesn’t have to be a choice Do you know which one of your nearest eight colleagues provides unpaid care for a loved one? The number of working adults who juggle unpaid carer’s responsibilities is high, hidden, and growing. Most working Aussies will have unpaid care responsibilities intrude regularly throughout their careers. Many won’t feel comfortable exercising their right to request flexible working arrangements for fear of ‘flexism’. But without appropriate…

Trading Secrets

Seyfarth Trade Secrets Attorneys to Participate in The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 Annual Meeting in Charlotte

By Robert B. Milligan & Erik Weibust on October 18, 2019

Seyfarth Trade Secrets Attorneys are participating in The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 4–5, 2019. On November 4, Seyfarth Partner and Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group Co-Chair Robert Milligan is speaking on “The Employee Life Cycle Relating to Trade Secrets” panel, and Seyfarth Partner Erik Weibust is speaking on the “Monetary Remedies in Trade Secret Disputes” panel. Milligan and Weibust are the co-leads of their…

The Blunt Truth

The Week in Weed: October 18, 2019

By Susan Ryan on October 17, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. You might think news about Rudy Giuliani and Ukraine wouldn’t appear on a blog devoted to cannabis, but you’d be wrong. Two of the former mayor’s associates were indicted for moving foreign money into U.S. elections. One of their targets was a Nevada gubernatorial candidate; they hoped he would provide them with a cannabis license. In more…

Trading Secrets

Is It Time to Reconsider Your Non-Compete Policy? It Might Be If You Employ Low-Wage Workers

By Justin K. Beyer & Daniel P. Hart on October 17, 2019

Over the course of the past several years, several states have banned or severely restricted the ability of businesses to bind low-wage workers to post-employment restrictive covenants. Since 2007, Oregon has banned non-compete agreements for all employees except those who are exempt (as defined by the state’s overtime payment statute) and whose annualized compensation at the time of termination exceeds the median income of a four-person family, as determined by the United States Census Bureau…

The Global Privacy Watch

CCPA Amendments – What did California Actually Do?

By John Tomaszewski on October 17, 2019

The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into law a series of amendments to the underlying law. It is all a bit confusing, However, now that the Governor has signed the last raft of amendments, and the dust has somewhat settled, the question…

Wage & Hour Litigation Blog

Common Sense Prevails For California Franchisors: Ninth Circuit Focuses On Actual Control of the Worker in Joint Employment Analysis

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on October 17, 2019

By: Kerry Friedrichs and Elizabeth MacGregor Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Salazar v. McDonald’s Corporation is welcome news for entities facing concerns about joint employment status under California law, and in particular, for franchisors. In Salazar, the Ninth Circuit held that the plaintiffs, who were employed by a McDonald’s franchisee, were not also employed by McDonald’s under California law. In an opinion that acknowledged the business realities of the franchisor-franchisee relationship, the…

Trading Secrets

Seyfarth Trade Secret and Data Protection Attorneys to Participate in ITechLaw 2019 European Conference

By Robert B. Milligan & Daniel P. Hart on October 17, 2019

Seyfarth is pleased to be a Global Sponsor at ITechLaw’s 2019 European Conference in Dublin, October 30–November 1. ITechLaw is a not-for-profit organization established to inform and educate about the unique legal issues arising from the evolution, production, marketing, acquisition and use of information and communications technology. Founded in 1971, ITechLaw is a worldwide organization representing lawyers and other professionals in the technology sector. The organization’s global membership spans six continents and embodies a broad…

Employment Law Lookout

WHD Releases Proposed Rule on Tipped Employees

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on October 17, 2019

By Alex Passantino Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division announced its long-awaited proposed rule related to the FLSA’s tip provisions. The rule would implement statutory changes passed in March 2018; it also would elevate certain WHD policy guidance into regulation. The legislative changes come from the Tip Income Protection Act, which was passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. As we have discussed previously, that provision…

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Will We Win? The Odds of Success in Restraint of Trade Cases

Seyfarth Attorneys to Present at Public Contracts Seminar in Sterling, Virginia

Caring for working carers

Seyfarth Trade Secrets Attorneys to Participate in The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 Annual Meeting in Charlotte

The Week in Weed: October 18, 2019

Is It Time to Reconsider Your Non-Compete Policy? It Might Be If You Employ Low-Wage Workers

CCPA Amendments – What did California Actually Do?

Common Sense Prevails For California Franchisors: Ninth Circuit Focuses On Actual Control of the Worker in Joint Employment Analysis

Seyfarth Trade Secret and Data Protection Attorneys to Participate in ITechLaw 2019 European Conference

WHD Releases Proposed Rule on Tipped Employees

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