Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets everywhere!
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*President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act into law on Wednesday afternoon. Billy Hammel, Bill McMahon, and Anna Rothschild have provided outstanding analysis of the law and what it means for employers in this Client Bulletin.

*And, speaking of Billy Hammel, he had a great blog post this week on the White House Report on Non-Compete Agreements. (Preview: The White House isn't completely delighted with them.)

If you don't read these, you will suffer irreparable harm!

TAGS: Anna Rothschild, Baby Boomers, Bill McMahon, Billy Hammel, Defend Trade Secrets Act, George Jones, Labor, Nadeem Faruqi, Non-Competes, Non-Competition Agreements, President Obama, Public Sector Employment, Release of Claims, Shane Rowley
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