A decision from the Northern District of Illinois is the latest to reiterate a stern warning we have long highlighted for employers: when insufficient steps are taken by an employer to protect its own proprietary information, courts will not provide trade secret protection when such information is misappropriated.

In Abrasic 90 Inc. v. Weldcote Metals,

Our Workplace Privacy, E-Communication and Data Security Practice Group recently posted this article regarding the United States Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Nosal v. Unites States, 16-1344.  This Blog previously posted articles about the Nosal case, which can be found here and here.

In the Nosal case, the individual defendant was criminally prosecuted

The Jackson Lewis Affirmative Action Compliance & OFCCP Defense Practice Group has written about an important new proposal which would bar certain employers from using confidentiality agreements that restrict employees or subcontractors from reporting waste, fraud or abuse to the government.  This is the latest in a series of new and proposed requirements imposed on