A recent federal district court ruling serves as an important reminder that a former employee may be held liable for trade secret misappropriation even if the alleged trade secrets are not physically or electronically taken...more
1/29/2025
/ California ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Contract ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts
In Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, — Cal. App. 5th —, 2024 WL 3878448 (Cal. App. Aug. 20, 2024), the California Court of Appeal answered two long outstanding questions of California law concerning the...more
8/28/2024
/ Appeals ,
Business Operations ,
Business Ownership ,
California ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Selling a Business
California has passed two new items of legislation, Senate Bill 699 and Assembly Bill 1076, which will further regulate and restrict the enforcement of employment non-compete agreements in California, and expand the scope of...more
Please join us for Sheppard Mullin's bi-annual Labor & Employment Law Update & Happy Hour. There have been significant developments in California labor and employment law this year. We will explain how these new developments...more
9/15/2015
/ California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Events ,
Forum Selection ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Sick Leave ,
Termination ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wrongful Termination