The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 proposes the creation of a federal civil cause of action for the misappropriation of trade secrets by amending the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, which criminalizes the theft of trade secrets.
New 7th Circuit decision on validity of non-compete agreements leaves unresolved whether two years or more of continued employment is required to enforce a restrictive covenant, absent additional consideration.
A California appellate court recently found that the defendant was entitled to attorney’s fees even after the plaintiff volunatirly dismissed the action.
Wisconsin has firmly joined the majority of jurisdictions in the United States that hold that continued employment constitutes lawful consideration sufficient to enforce a restrictive covenant with a current at-will employee.
