California’s prohibition on covenants not to compete is well established. The statute that reflects this public policy, Business and Professions Code §16600 generally permits such covenants only in narrowly prescribed circumstances. Those exceptions are all identified by statute at Business and Professions Code §§16601, 16602 and 16602.5. These exceptions permit covenants not to compete when
California Employers: When Should I Think About Protecting My Business Trade Secrets?
Now.
Trade secrets (especially those relating to customers, pricing, costs and employees) can be a little like love taken for granted: You don’t notice it until its gone.
California law often protects such information (sometimes called “soft” trade secrets to distinguish them from product formulas and other “hard” trade secrets) from misuse by former employees
California: 5 Things to Know Before You Hire or Recruit Your Competitor’s Employees
You Hire A Top Performing Employee From Your Competitor And Then She Brings Along “Her Team.”
You’ve been working for months to recruit a competitor’s star employee. She arrives at your office telling you that she resisted counteroffers and is now on board.
Almost immediately, her cell phone begins to ring. Subordinates and co-workers from
California: 5 Things to Know When a Competitor Hires Your Employees
You Lose A Key Employee; And Then Another And Another …
One of the company’s highest paid employees has decided to look for greener pastures or even start her own company. She is an “at will” employee without a specific written agreement for a set term. She knows your customers and how to handle and
What Does “Authorized” Mean? Liability for “Indirect” Computer Invasion Under the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), enacted in 1984 was the first federal law to address computer crime. It originated as a criminal statute and initially was directed only to important federal interest computer crimes. As information technology and applications increased exponentially over the next two decades, so did the scope of the CFAA.