Intellectual Property

New and Updated

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  Employee Handbooks

  Confidential Company Information Handbook Statement

  Updated statement and guidance to address Washington's Silenced No More Act, effective June 9, 2022.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Workplace Security: Indiana

  Updated to reflect an amendment relating to notifications under the data breach notification law, effective July 1, 2022.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Multistate Employer

  This section helps HR professionals manage challenges that come with operating in multiple states, notably complying with differing state and key municipal laws, and addresses the pros and cons of having a centralized or decentralized HR department. Trends currently affecting multistate employers, such as leave laws and laws affecting the hiring process, are identified and discussed.

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  Legal Timetable

  Massachusetts Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act

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  Legal Timetable

  New Jersey Protects Employees' Rights to Certain Inventions

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  Legal Timetable

  Texas Amends Uniform Trade Secrets Act

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  Legal Timetable

  California Expands Data Security Breach Notification Requirement

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  Policies and Procedures

  Confidential and Proprietary Information Policy

  An employer may use this policy to convey that the unauthorized disclosure or use of confidential information will not be tolerated by the employer and that employees will be subject to strict disciplinary measures for such disclosures or misuse. Having a written policy on confidential and proprietary information will decrease the likelihood that employees will inadvertently use or disclose such information.

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  Training

  Protecting Intellectual Property - Supervisor Training

  Updated to reflect the Defend Trade Secrets Act, effective May 11, 2016.

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  How To

  How to Protect an Employer's Intellectual Property

  Updated to reflect the Defend Trade Secrets Act, effective May 11, 2016.