Recent events highlight the need for companies to review their existing employment contracts and other agreements to ensure the protection of their confidential information, trade secrets, and other important intellectual property.
Joe Barber of Howard & Howard. Courtesy Photo
Mass layoffs in the technology industry resulting in high-level employees seeking new employment and newly proposed federal legislation banning non-compete restrictive covenants create a heightened risk for companies that are not taking steps to ensure that their confidential information, trade secrets, and other intellectual property are adequately protected from competitors.