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Employers Beware: Broad Confidentiality and Severance Clauses May Violate Whistleblower Protection Laws

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Employers should check their confidentiality and severance agreements for a common oversight that, for some, is becoming a costly error. Recent enforcement activity by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Rule...more

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50 State Desktop Reference - What Businesses Need to Know about Non-Competes and Trade Secrets Law

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Introduction - As we enter a new era of business landscape dynamics, Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to present the latest edition of our annual cornerstone publication. This comprehensive 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference,...more

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Q&A Regarding the NLRB’s Decision on Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements

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We recently wrote about the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) decision in McLaren Macomb (the “decision”) which reversed several Trump-era rulings that largely had allowed employers to proffer severance...more

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SDNY Rules that Trump Campaign Non-Disclosure is too Broad to Enforce

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In another strike against restrictive covenants in employment contracts, Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the Southern District of New York ruled in Jessica Denson v. Donald J. Trump For President, Inc. that the non-disclosure and...more

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SEC Accuses Issuer and CEO of Violating Whistleblower Protection Laws to Silence Investor Complaints

On Nov. 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an amended complaint against Collectors Café and its CEO, Mykalai Kontilai, to add charges against defendants for alleged violations of whistleblower...more

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UK Proposes to Tighten Rules on Nondisclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Clauses

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UK Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst on 4 March announced new legal proposals to tighten the rules on the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses in an employment context, with a view to enhancing...more

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Unfair Competition: What Happened in 2018, and What's in Store for 2019

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From sweeping legislation to unexpected case law, and everything in between, 2018 brought a lot of changes to unfair competition law....more

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California Responds to #MeToo: Three New Laws Limit Contractual Confidentiality

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Seyfarth Synopsis: For certain employment-related contracts, California legislation effective January 1, 2019, will limit efforts to prevent disclosure of information relating to claims of unlawful acts and sexual harassment...more

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