Thursday, May 17, 2012
9:00 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Program
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA

Can You Keep a Secret?

From trade secrets like product recipes and algorithms to confidential details about financing, customers and costs, all businesses have information that could be devastating if it were to fall into a competitor’s hands.

By attending this free seminar presented by our intellectual property experts, you will discover the ways employers must designate and guard proprietary information to ensure legal protection of this most critical asset.

Things You Will Learn

• Steps you can take to protect confidential information
• How to draft and enforce confidentiality agreements
• What “noncompetition protection” is and whether it is available to your business
• What to do when a competitor obtains your protected information
• What policies you must have
• What “venue provisions” are and why they are more important than ever

RSVP TO:

Ramona Carrillo
Email: rcarrillo@weintraub.com
Telephone: (916) 558-6046

Thursday, May 17, 2012
9:00 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Program
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA

Can You Keep a Secret?

From trade secrets like product recipes and algorithms to confidential details about financing, customers and costs, all businesses have information that could be devastating if it were to fall into a competitor’s hands.

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By: Brendan J. Begley

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Continue Reading Closing The Gap Left By Brinker RE Meal-And-Rest-Period Class Actions

By: Charles L. Post and James Kachmar

As many readers of this Blog know, we’ve been awaiting the California Supreme Court to issue its decision in the Brinker case. This morning it did so. As our attorneys continue to analyze the decision involving issues of employee rest periods and meal breaks, we will be publishing several blog updates in the coming days discussing the impact of the decision on California employers.

Continue Reading CASE ALERT: California Supreme Court Hands Down Brinker Decision

By:    Lizbeth V. West, Esq.

The California Supreme Court just announced this morning that it will issue its decision in the Brinker v. Superior Court case at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, April 12, 2012.

For all of our clients and guests who will be joining us at our Sacramento office tomorrow morning for our Wage & Hour seminar (from 9 a.m. – noon), we will of course have the decision hot off the presses to discuss and review with you.

IT WILL BE EXCITING FOR US ALL TO LEARN TOGETHER WHAT THE COURT HAS DECIDED!