By Ute Krudewagen, Yuting Hou and Jose Francisco Irias
As 2019 is now in full swing, we thought we would take a few minutes to check whether you were studious enough in following our
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Best practices in hiring to protect trade secrets
Employee mobility is a boon to employers and employees alike, but it also presents unique challenges for preserving trade secret information. Those challenges include not only preserving one’s own trade secrets on the back end,
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New York City amends Human Rights Law – employers must engage in “cooperative dialogue” with employees seeking accommodation
On October 15, 2018, a new amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law regarding employer obligations when responding to an employee’s potential need for a reasonable accommodation will go into effect.
Private company stock option grants: a founder’s guide to who gets what, when
In a private company setting, after the founders have been issued fully vested or restricted stock under their stock purchase agreements, the employees, consultants, advisors and directors who are subsequently hired commonly receive equity compensation
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New York State and City Anti-Harassment Laws
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, New York State and New York City governments have passed new laws aimed at sexual harassment prevention. Businesses with operations in New York State
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International HR and employee discipline issues in FCPA matters
When carrying out internal investigations into Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or other bribery issues, multinational employers may find themselves investigating alleged wrongdoing that occurred in more than one country. Lawyers and HR personnel, who
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Restrictive covenants: what are they and when and where can they be used
Should you be asking your employees to executive restrictive covenants to prevent them from exploiting your intellectual property, or luring away your customers or co-workers for the benefit of your competitors? Many employers answer this
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The GDPR’s impact on internal investigations
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, 2018 and has necessitated major compliance efforts by corporations doing business within the EU or (in most cases) processing the personal data
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California privacy law poised to alter US privacy landscape
For decades, US state legislatures have taken an incremental approach to privacy regulation, passing legislation that addressed specific privacy issues (eg, a host of employee privacy laws, online privacy policy requirements, SSN privacy)
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New York joins the #MeToo fray with sweeping legislation
Although the #MeToo movement found its roots in the entertainment industry, you would be hard-pressed to name an industry that has not seen a prominent figure fall from grace in the past eight months. Most
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