Prosecutions of employees taking proprietary software with them when they leave financial services firms is on an upswing.
Our colleagues Peter Altieri and James Flynn at Epstein Becker Green address this in their post “Leave the Source Code Behind,” on the Trade Secrets & Noncompete Blog.
Following is an excerpt:
U.S. Attorneys in many jurisdictions are more willingly stepping into the fray between financial services firms and their former employees who have misappropriated trade secret information. In a recently reported case out of the Northern District of Illinois, two ...
Executives from companies with technology components and interests often ask if, and when, meaningful changes will be made to the U.S. immigration laws that apply to high-skilled foreign workers, and in particular, to the much discussed H-1B visa program. While the enactment of such reform is uncertain at the present time, recent developments in the new year suggest that change may be on the way.
Legislators have renewed efforts in this new session of Congress to significantly expand laws for guest-workers in the technology industry against the backdrop of the ...
The common denominator for all start-ups - whether your start-up has $50 or $500 million in its coffers - is its people. As they grow beyond founders, each start-up and emerging technology company will welcome new faces into the organization to deliver on its business plan. Whether they are new partners, employees, freelancers, consultants or otherwise – it is the human capital engine that often dictates the success or failure of an otherwise brilliant idea.
While welcoming like-minded, passionate people into one’s organization can be source of immense pride for founders, it ...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean. MacLean was a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee who, without authorization, disclosed to a reporter the otherwise unpublicized termination of missions related to hijack prevention. He claimed he was disclosing a matter related to public safety. He was fired pursuant to regulations promulgated under the Homeland Security Act, 116 Stat. 2135. That Act provides that the TSA “shall prescribe regulations prohibiting the disclosure of information . . . if the ...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean. MacLean was a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee who, without authorization, disclosed to a reporter the otherwise unpublicized termination of missions related to hijack prevention. He claimed he was disclosing a matter related to public safety. He was fired pursuant to regulations promulgated under the Homeland Security Act, 116 Stat. 2135. That Act provides that the TSA “shall prescribe regulations prohibiting the disclosure of information . . . if the ...
Our colleague Joshua A. Stein authored Epstein Becker Green’s recent issue of its Take 5 newsletter. This Take 5 highlights five recent developments and future trends under Title III that places of public accommodation should keep their eyes on in 2015.
- Website Accessibility
- Accessible Point-of-Sale Devices and Other Touchscreen Technology
- Movie Theater Captioning & Audio (Narrative) Description
- The Availability of Sign Language Interpreters at Health Care Facilities
- “Drive By” Design/Construction Lawsuits
Read the full newsletter here.
- H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2015, for Fiscal Year 2016
- President Obama Issues Executive Order on Immigration
- States Sue to Enjoin the Executive Order
- Federal Court in the District of Columbia Allows Worker Challenge to OPT Program
- DOS Issues New J-1 Rules for 2015
- DOS Issues January 2015 Visa Bulletin
- H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2015, for Fiscal Year 2016
- President Obama Issues Executive Order on Immigration
- States Sue to Enjoin the Executive Order
- Federal Court in the District of Columbia Allows Worker Challenge to OPT Program
- DOS Issues New J-1 Rules for 2015
- DOS Issues January 2015 Visa Bulletin
- H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2015, for Fiscal Year 2016
- President Obama Issues Executive Order on Immigration
- States Sue to Enjoin the Executive Order
- Federal Court in the District of Columbia Allows Worker Challenge to OPT Program
- DOS Issues New J-1 Rules for 2015
- DOS Issues January 2015 Visa Bulletin
- H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2015, for Fiscal Year 2016
- President Obama Issues Executive Order on Immigration
- States Sue to Enjoin the Executive Order
- Federal Court in the District of Columbia Allows Worker Challenge to OPT Program
- DOS Issues New J-1 Rules for 2015
- DOS Issues January 2015 Visa Bulletin
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