As you surely know by now, non-compete and non-solicit agreements, and related provisions in settlement or other types of agreements, will be even more heavily scrutinized in California in 2024. 
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Employers Using Restrictive Covenants Face Greater Risk Come the New Year!
Employers who sign employees up to noncompetition agreements or other restrictive covenants or seek to enforce the agreements — even when employees enter into the agreements outside California in a…
Continue Reading Employers Using Restrictive Covenants Face Greater Risk Come the New Year!Complimentary Webinar from the Fox Rothschild Team: Current Issues in Labor & Employment Law (March 25th)
The ever-changing nature of laws affecting the workplace can make it difficult to stay current with the latest regulations while balancing the needs of your business and employees.
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Doing Business in California Guide — Updated for 2018
We often blog about how different California employment laws are when compared to the rest of the US. Whether it is the minimum wage, mandatory harassment prevention training requirements,…
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Six Trends in U.S. Employment Law
I was recently invited to contribute a chapter on employment law to the 2017 Israel Desk International Legal Guide. As more and more Israeli companies bring their operations to the…
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22 Steps Companies Can Take to Protect Their Trade Secrets
It’s not enough that a trade secret isn’t generally known to those who can gain value from it. To qualify for protection in California and the other jurisdictions that use…
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Handbooks, Onboarding and Gingerbread Lattes
My December routine is pretty predictable…sitting by the fire with my favorite holiday season beverage and my laptop fully charged to update employment handbooks and forms for the new year. …
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Time for a Mid-Year Handbook and Confidentiality Agreement Tune Up
As I have mentioned before, every California employer, large or small, needs three things: (1) an Employee Handbook that addresses California specific issues; (2) a comprehensive Confidentiality Agreement to…
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News Flash: Jury Trials Are Uncertain and Litigants Can Be Nasty
A dispute has been raging for years between Mattel and MGA Entertainment over who owns the rights to the highly successful Bratz line of dolls. Knowing that few of our…
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