Employee Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets From Employer’s Computer.

11 Saturday Jan 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Employment Law

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Computer Fraud, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Employment Law, Jason Shinn, Michigan Employment Law Advisor, Trade Secrets

Former Employee Sentenced to Prison for Trade Secret Misappropriation and Computer Fraud Related Misconduct, by Jason Shinn, Michigan Employment Law Advisor

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One of the more noteworthy employer/employee trade-secret misappropriation and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) cases came to an end earlier this week. Specifically, Mr. David Nosal was sentenced on January 8, 2014 to one year and one day in prison. He was convicted for misappropriating his former employer’s trade secrets and improperly accessing the employer’s computer network.

Arbitration – Some Like It and Some Don’t.

06 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Arbitration, Arbitration, Employment Law

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9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Arbitration, ContractsProf Blog, Employment Law, Kprofs2013, Wal-Mart

GLOBAL K: Contrasting Attitudes towards Arbitration Clauses, by Kprofs2013, ContractsProf Blog

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The recent discussion of the December 2013 decision by the Ninth Circuit in In re Wal-Mart Wage & Hour Employment Practices Litigation calls to mind the contrast in attitudes between international and domestic practice. Mention “arbitration” among international practitioners and profs, and you are likely to get a bit of a swoon from most – arbitration, properly structured, rescues us from the risks and uncertainties of unfamiliar legal systems and provides a comfort level in terms of predictability of process if not outcome. Mention “arbitration” in domestic circles, particularly with respect to consumer protection issues, and you encounter a growing skepticism if not outright hostility about the imposition of arbitration as an exclusive contract remedy.

No More Bullying At Work?

01 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Bullying, Employment Law, Hostile Work Environment, Law Office Management

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Employment Law, Hostile Work Environment, Insurance Journal Blog, Sam Hananel, Sharon Parella, Workplace Bullying

Workplace Bullying Emerging As Major Employment Liability Battleground, by Sam Hananel, Insurance Journal Blog

http://tinyurl.com/aw84c23

On-the-job bullying can take many forms, from a supervisor’s verbal abuse and threats to cruel comments or relentless teasing by a co-worker. And it could become the next major battleground in employment law as a growing number of states consider legislation that would let workers sue for harassment that causes physical or emotional harm.

‘I believe this is the new claim that employers will deal with. This will replace sexual harassment,” said Sharon Parella, a management-side employment lawyer in New York. “[Y]ou can no longer go to work and act like a beast and get away with it.’

Sexual Harrassment of Receptionist by Patient Costs Employer $30,000.

25 Monday Nov 2013

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in EEOC, Employment Law, Harassment

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EEOC, Employment Law, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, Sexual harassment

Third-party harassment costs employer $30,000, by Sharon B. Bauman, Alan M. King, Stanley W. Levy and Andrew L. Satenberg, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP

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Why it matters: Employers, take note: harassment in the workplace can be committed not just by supervisors and coworkers, but by third parties such as customers, patients, clients, delivery people, or repair workers. The settlement in the Ross case (EEOC v. Southwest Virginia Community Health System) should remind employers that regardless of the source, sexual harassment cannot be tolerated in the workplace – or liability may result.

EEOC Loses Claim of Unlawful Discrimination Against Employer

24 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Class Actions, Criminal History, EEOC, Employment Law, Race Discrimination

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Criminal History, EEOC, Employment Law, Race Discrimination

EEOC Smacked Down in Rare Employer Win in Defending Claim of Unlawful Discrimination, by Jason Shinn, Michigan Employment Law Advisor
http://bit.ly/17hzWaK