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Social Media May Affect Compliance with Non-Solicitation Agreement

Most of us are all too familiar with the answer to seemingly every legal question: it depends. Perhaps no field of law embraces this adage quite as much as restrictive covenants, particularly non-compete and customer non-solicitation agreements. Cases involving breach of a restrictive covenant are typically highly fact specific. The same is true for claims of misappropriation of trade secrets,...

Justice Department Requires Six High Tech Companies to Stop Entering

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with six high technology companies – Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp., Intuit Inc. and Pixar – that prevents them from entering into no solicitation agreements for employees. The department said that the agreements eliminated a significant form of competition to attract highly...

The DOJ and FTC Issue Joint Statement on Competition in Labor Markets in Light of COVID-19: What Effect, If Any, Does This Have on Non-Competes?

On April 13, 2020, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition released a joint statement[1] and press release[2] regarding “competition in labor markets” and potential agency actions in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. While the agencies’ joint statement appears to be focused on collusion between employers entering into horizontal “no-hire” or “no-poach” agreements, employers in certain...

Employment Law This Week: Crack Down on Non-Solicitation Agreements, DOL Opinion Letters, New NLRB Member, State Law Developments

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week®[1] – a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that could impact your work. Join us every Monday for a new five-minute episode! Read the firm’s press release here[2] and...