Annual Review: Noncompete and Trade Secret Protection for Employers

Make sure you are keeping up with unprecedented developments across the United States.

Experienced Barnes & Thornburg litigators will review what employers need to know about noncompetes and trade secret protection, and how different states approach the issues.

How State Laws Drive Noncompete Strategy

• Why other states' laws are more important than you think
• Is continuing employment sufficient consideration?
• Will the court modify the agreement to make it enforceable?
• State law developments in the last year

Drafting and Administration

• How aggressive should you be in setting restrictions?
• How do you handle the differences between states?
• How do you phase in noncompetes with current employees?

Enforcement Strategy

• Do you have to go after every violation?
• Should you send a cease-and-desist letter first?
• How quickly should you act
• Everybody wants a TRO: Reasons to win the war at a preliminary injunction hearing instead

Trade Secrets Developments

• The Uniform Trade Secrets Act and differences among states
• Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act after five years

1.0 hour CLE credit pending and 1.0 hour of HRCI credit approved. This program is valid for 1.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.

Questions? Email Lindsay Bostic or call 317-231-7382.