Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Practical Advice to Safeguard Your Company’s Critical Assets

Presented by Jordan Schwartz and Darius Rohani-Shukla

The protection of trade secrets and confidential information is critical to the success of many organizations. Employers must remain vigilant against the growing risk of sensitive information being compromised, especially during times of significant employee movement. With advancements in remote work, cloud computing, and the use of personal devices for business purposes, safeguarding proprietary data has become increasingly complex. Employers must proactively address these risks by implementing robust policies for employee separations, including confidentiality agreements, non-compete clauses, and non-solicitation agreements, while staying compliant with the evolving legal landscape.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sought to ban most non-compete agreements nationwide, sparking widespread debate and legal challenges. While the rule was blocked, state lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictions on the enforceability of non-competes. Employers must adapt to these changes while ensuring that their most critical assets—trade secrets, workforce, and customer relationships—remain protected.

This webinar will provide practical insights and strategies to help employers safeguard their workforce, trade secrets, and customer relationships in a shifting legal landscape.

Participants in this webinar will learn:

• Current status of non-compete laws, including the residues of the FTC’s Final Rule, state restrictions, and pending legislation
• Strategies for protecting proprietary information in the face of remote work and increased employee mobility
• Effective use of confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation agreements to protect business interests
• Legal options for addressing disputes with former employees, including recovery of sensitive information or property
• Best practices for offboarding exiting employees, including steps to prevent data theft or misuse

This program has been approved by SHRM for 1 hour of HR professional development credit.

This program has been approved for 1 (General)) recertification credit hour toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute.