Does Your Company Do the Basics of Trade Secret Protection?
Trade secrets are inventions and methods that have value to your company and that would lose the value if they were disclosed to your competitors.
Tag: Contracts
Is COVID-19 Putting Your Trade Secrets at Risk?
Working from Home and an Economic Downturn Are Creating a Perfect Storm for Increased Theft of Trade Secrets.
Use Your Contract to Deal with Recurring Problems
Some industries have problems that happen again and again. Construction has a handful of things that go wrong so often that the U.S. Government created some if-then clauses that go into virtually every government-funded construction contract.
What Are the Costs of Not Getting it in Writing?
The Benefits of Getting It in Writing.
I believe that Getting it in Writing helps us increase the likelihood of success in everything we do.
Is Your Written Contract Enforceable? Maybe Not!
I am fond of saying “always get it in writing!”
What is “it?” Anything on which you intend to rely, including some thing as simple as a coffee date. An exchange of emails or text messages dramatically improves the likelihood that you and the other person will show up at the right place, on the right date and time.
Optimizing the Multi-Generational Workforce
Helping Employers Optimize the Multi-Generational Workforce.
Several law firms have provided excellent Continuing Legal Ed programs in response to COVID19. Morgan Lewis https://www.morganlewis.com/ is one of those firms.
How do you Know you Have an Enforceable Online Contract?
Ecommerce is Up. So is Class Action Litigation.
I recently took a continuing legal education program from the global law firm of Morgan, Lewis. https://www.morganlewis.com/
How did Force Majeure Clauses Suddenly Become “Sexy?”
Dusty Boilerplate no Longer.
The Force Majeure (“FM”) clause has long been regarded as one of those boring old boilerplate clauses that rarely get much attention during contract negotiations. I speak from personal experience!
Fair Housing Act Compliance in the era of COVID19
The Intermountain Fair Housing Council, located in Boise, is a nonprofit organization that (among other things) provides education and training on complying with the federal Fair Housing Act. https://ifhcidaho.org/
Your Business Interruption Insurance May Not Pay for COVID19 Problems
Many of us have had our businesses interrupted as a consequence of government actions to curtail COVID19. Many of us also have insurance that purports to cover Business Interruption (“BI”).
Does Your Church Need a COVID Release Form?
As cities and states begin the “Return to Work” process, it prompts the question: “Does your church need a COVID19 Release Form?
Law Firms Providing Useful COVID19 Information
I regularly receive updates from several law firms covering subjects such as employment, construction, and technology.
