When you learn a former employee has stolen your trade secrets to take them across the street to benefit a competitor, your quickest remedy is to sue him and try to shut him down through an injunction. Oftentimes, the new employer is also sued because it may have helped him breach his agreement not to
New York State of Mind … in Texas
Mark D. Temple and Peter J. Stuhldreher have posted a new article on Forbes.com.
Multinational companies with operations in New York have been looking for opportunities to relocate operations to business-friendly Texas. The Texas Supreme Court, in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Drennen, recently gave those companies another reason to do so. In an anticipated
Free Parking? Reasonable Accommodation? What’s Next?
Mark Temple and Peter Stuhldreher wrote a post on Forbes.com discussing a new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case. The ADA requires that when disabled employees show up to work, employers have to provide “reasonable accommodations” to enable them to do the work. A recent decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals signals that
Work, Gripes and Facebook Posts — How Far Do Labor Laws Go to Protect Employees?
Mark Temple and Peter Stuhldreher have posted a new article on Forbes.com discussing challenges employers face in the social media explosion. On the one hand, employers cannot and do not want to stifle employee expression about working conditions protected under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). On the other, however, they need to protect their