Training Doyens

Employers have available a broad spectrum of covenants and clauses tailor-made to protect the organization’s intellectual property, proprietary information, and valuable human resources from misappropriation by current employees. Our upcoming webinar discusses how the clauses should be written, how they can best been forced, and what are the legal pitfalls of misuse . The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          How to protect your business from competitors and how to hold onto key employees within the letter of the law ·          How to draft a confidentiality clause that covers all your proprietary information ·          How to prepare for the inevitable data theft and how to respond in the crucial first 48 hours after it happens LEARNING OBJECTIVES Employers have available a broad spectrum of covenants and clauses tailor-made to prot...

OVERVIEW This webinar will introduce you to the procedures to protect confidential information , and through examples and recent case law explain how the clauses should be written, how they can best be enforced, and what are the legal pitfalls of misuse. Regarding the pitfalls of restrictive covenant agreement, consider the following: Can you go to jail for engaging in a casual conversation at a trade show? This may sound absurd. But suppose that conversation is with an acquaintance at a company that competes with you for HR talent? Over drinks the two of you agree not to poach one another’s key employees. You may have opened yourself up for criminal, as well as civil, liability under U.S. anti-trust laws. That’s precisely what the DOJ is threatening. Uncle Sam and many state governments are turning hostile toward non-compete restraints on employees and independent contractors. Confidentiality agreements in settlements of employee claims are under assault. And, worst of al...