LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2023

The Nevada legislature passed new legislation recently that essentially bans all non-compete clauses in physician contracts while severely limiting the instances in which a hospital or psychiatric hospital may employ a physician as an employee, rather than as a contractor. As indicated, section 7.8 As indicated, section 7.8

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) sent shockwaves through the employment landscape when General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo took the position that the “proffer, maintenance, and enforcement” of restrictive covenants could violate Section 7 and Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”).

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Next up today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street Media reports that a half dozen movie studios have filed a lawsuit against the free streaming service Primewire alleging that the service is engaged in widespread piracy. 3: Dev loses copyright appeal over forensic software after judges rule suite was owned by his employer.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 17, 2022

While most of these terminations involved active employees, some of them involved revoking offers of employment that had been accepted. While we are all quite familiar with how termination entitlements play out for those with service time, what happens to the incoming employees whose employment ends before it starts? .

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2022

Freeman Law is privileged and proud to serve as outside counsel to various engineering, architectural, and other professional services firms. Through review and evaluation of thousands of contracts in many different business sectors, common and reoccurring.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 25, 2023

One of these solutions is enabling start-ups that satisfy specific criteria to be exempt from some employment restrictions for up to three years. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has advised the states, union territories, and central labour enforcement agencies to implement a compliance regime based only on self-certification.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

In this 650-paragraph judgement , the court ruled that students can in certain situations be “consumers” vis a vis the university under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulation 1999/2083) (UTCCR). In Oct 2013, Mr. Jing commenced his DPhil studies (PhD equivalent), signing a contract which included the University’s IP Provisions.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Seyfarth Synopsis : Ever since the New York State Legislature passed legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts in June 2023, the bill has languished awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature. ” However, the bill carves out from coverage “highly compensated individuals.”

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Seyfarth Synopsis : Ever since the New York State Legislature passed legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts in June 2023, the bill has languished awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature. It voids “every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind.”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ping® by Adlerlaw Reminder: NYC Requires Written Contracts For Freelance Workers New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act defines freelance workers as any individual hired or retained as an independent contractor by a hiring party to provide services for compensation.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

Intellectual property rights may be established, protected, or granted to another party by contracts or agreements. Considering that the subject matter is so complex, the law regarding contracts is usually handled by lawyers who specialize in it. Compared to licensing, franchising is a more complex business relationship and agreement.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

.” Although employee mobility can be a great opportunity for both employees and prospective employers, employers hiring new employees should always beware of potential problems such as restrictive covenants, which may follow an employee to a new job. ” Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 7 cmt. a (1981).

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 14, 2023

New York is poised to join the growing number of states enacting legislation to curtail the use of non-compete agreements by employers. S3100A, which, if enacted, would ban all post-employment non-compete agreements, along with Bill No. On June 7, 2023, the New York State Senate voted to pass Bill No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

The plaintiff argued that LinkedIn qualified as an employment agency and, as such, engaged in religious discrimination. First, “merely providing users with access to employment opportunities does not rise to the level of ‘a significant degree’ of engagement in employment-related activities.”

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

New York is poised to join the growing number of states enacting legislation to curtail the use of non-compete agreements by employers. S3100A, which, if enacted, would ban all post-employment non-compete agreements, along with Bill No. On June 7, 2023, the New York State Senate voted to pass Bill No.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 28, 2022

Tensions between news publishers and digital platforms providing search and news aggregation services have been growing globally for years. Without a determination on the legal basis for which payment for news content for news aggregation services is sought, negotiations will be endless and unstructured.

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Trading Secrets

JULY 27, 2022

A Superior Court in Massachusetts has allowed an aesthetician’s lawsuit to proceed against her former employer after it sought to enforce her allegedly void restrictive covenant. After being terminated by defendant Vanity Lab, the plaintiff and aesthetician Tori Macaroco established her own business providing aesthetician services.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A recruiter left his employer and joined a competitor. But before the recruiter left his former employer, he began using his personal email for candidate submissions and allegedly laundered six lateral candidates through the founder of his new employer. a federal district court judge recently entered a judgment for $3.6

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SpicyIP

JUNE 2, 2023

The determination of a screenplay writers’ copyright ownership hinges upon the specific provisions outlined in their contractual agreements with the studio, which are often contracts of service and usually establish the studio as the initial copyright holder.

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Nelligan Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes You have just been called into a meeting with your boss and told that your employer is terminating your employment. It is a wholly one-sided document meant to protect the employer from you suing them, at the lowest possible cost. Do not worry about this.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 19, 2021

A national legal services company has agreed to drop its suit in Connecticut federal court against an ex-employee and a local competitor over alleged trade secret theft and employment contract breaches.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Eligibility and Requirements: To apply for the remote work visa, applicants must meet specific criteria, which include providing proof of remote employment with an organization outside the UAE and having a monthly income of at least USD 3,500 or its equivalent in another currency.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The law does not apply to contracts covering confidential and proprietary information, protection of trade secrets, or inventions assignment agreements. Contract lawyers know that to be enforceable a promise must be supported by consideration. Premier Dealer Services, Inc., One-size-fits-all contracts always need fine-tuning.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A recruiter left his employer and joined a competitor. But before the recruiter left his former employer, he began using his personal email for candidate submissions and allegedly laundered six lateral candidates through the founder of his new employer. a federal district court judge recently entered a judgment for $3.6

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2022

The Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”) if signed, would amend the New York Labor Law to establish rights for covered freelance workers such as the rights to receive a written contract, receive timely and full payment, and freedom from retaliation. Independent Contractors. This creates risk and benefits for both parties.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 18, 2022

The plaintiffs point to the Facebook-Cognizant contract as the source of that duty. ” The common law also does not impose “a legal duty on the part of employers to warn their employees of psychological or emotional harm.” ” Furthermore, Cognizant may not have had a duty to disclose. ” Nor does OSHA.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The District of Massachusetts recently held that garden leave payments, whereby a former employee subject to a restrictive covenant is paid by the former employer for the duration of the restrictive period, do not constitute “wages” under the Massachusetts Wage Act. Carroll joined MCA when it acquired her original employer.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The resulting state court lawsuit has reinforced the Prager Effect, producing another published opinion thoroughly rejecting every argument advanced by Prager and expanding services’ legal protections for their moderation decisions. Prager tried a variety of contract-based workarounds to Section 230. Citing Barrett v.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 14, 2023

The third proviso deals with work made in the course of the author‘s employment under a contract of service or apprenticeship. At the highest, it was a contract for service, in which a service is provided in exchange for compensation. Amongst the 5 provisos to S. Fourth, given that S.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The District of Massachusetts recently held that garden leave payments, whereby a former employee subject to a restrictive covenant is paid by the former employer for the duration of the restrictive period, do not constitute “wages” under the Massachusetts Wage Act. Carroll joined MCA when it acquired her original employer.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2022

Restrictive covenants in employment agreements are prohibited: Oklahoma. Generally, restrictive covenants in employment agreements are not enforceable with the exception of direct solicitation of a former employer’s customers. Restrictive covenants in employment agreements may be enforced if: Wyoming. ” State.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

In May 2007, before the concept of name, image, and likeness became popularized by the USA’s NCAA ruling for college athletes, Nicklaus appears to have made a similar deal except it was for “exclusive rights to valuable intellectual property and services”. This agreement involved three parties: 1) Jack Nicklaus; 2) GBI Investors Inc.;

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Commerce Department Offers Valuable Resources and Services for Hispanic Entrepreneurs and Hispanic-Owned Businesses September 28, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Thu, 09/28/2023 - 16:01 Minority business growth The Hispanic American community is deeply rooted in the history of the United States and is an integral part of the rich fabric of our nation.

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Nelligan Law

JUNE 23, 2023

of the Act that provides as follows: Every person who is an employer commits an offence who, with another employer who is not affiliated with that person, conspires, agrees or arranges (a) to fix, maintain, decrease or control salaries, wages or terms and conditions of employment; or (b) to not solicit or hire each other’s employees.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes You have just been called into a meeting with your boss and told that your employer is terminating your employment. It is a wholly one-sided document meant to protect the employer from you suing them, at the lowest possible cost. Do not worry about this.

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IPilogue

JULY 7, 2021

Determining whether an employer or an employee owns the intellectual property of a work produced during the course of employment can be challenging. The Patent Act contains no express provisions pertaining to the ownership of inventions produced by an employee during the course of their employment. Private Sector Employees.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

They develop and support integrated software systems for tire dealers and truck stop service centers. The complaint alleges that both Reed and Darby joined HG Autotech and used MaddenCo’s confidential information or copyrighted works, to reproduce, develop, use, market, and/or sell competing products and services.

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