Restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation is on the rise, and it typically involves an extremely public dispute that can require you to expend significant resources without any certainty of a favorable outcome....more
Employers should review their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and anti-discrimination policies as federal and state laws protecting transgender workers continue to take shape. Earlier this month, the Equal Employment...more
5/8/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Best Practices ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Hostile Environment ,
LGBTQ ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
As workplace protections expand for the LGBTQ+ community, transgender and non-binary employees may feel more comfortable being their authentic self at work. As a result, you should be prepared to work with transitioning...more
5/26/2022
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Dress Codes ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Expression ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender Neutral ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
LGBTQ ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Transgender
When most companies think about how to protect their proprietary information and inventions, the first (and most obvious) option is to file for patent protection. However, as recent court cases make clear, trade secret law...more
12/1/2021
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Economic Damages ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Proprietary Information ,
Public Disclosure ,
Trade Secrets