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Fourth Circuit joins courts limiting use of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to prosecute disloyal employee
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- August 2 2012
Although the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is primarily a criminal statute designed to combat hacking, it allows an employer to bring a civil action against an employee who accesses the employer’s computers “without authorization” or in a manner that “exceeds authorized access”
New Jersey court finds restrictive covenants may be enforced even after employee terminated
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- March 16 2012
In a recent trade secrets case, Stryker v. Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc., a federal court in New Jersey made clear that the involuntary termination of an employee does not preclude enforcement of reasonable post-employment restrictions
Eighth Circuit holds plaintiffs must provide evidence of actual damages even when employer doesn't keep accurate time records
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- April 29 2013
In Carmody v. Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the standard of proof in a wage and hour case
Seventh Circuit case highlights importance of documenting steps to maintain privacy of trade secrets
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- April 10 2012
Under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, a “trade secret” is information that (1) derives independent economic value by virtue of its being secret; and (2) is the subject of reasonable efforts by the plaintiff to maintain its secrecy
Michigan Federal Court limits use of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to prosecute disloyal employee
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- June 12 2012
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act prohibits (among other things) an employee from accessing an employer’s computers “without authorization” or in a manner that “exceeds authorized access.”
The Third Circuit sets forth new test for joint-employer status under the FLSA
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- July 12 2012
The Third Circuit recently elaborated on the test for joint-employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the context of a parent company providing shared services to its subsidiaries in In re: Enterprise Rent-a-Car Wage & Hour Employment Practices Litigation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 13229 (3d Cir. June 28, 2012
Fourth Circuit joins courts limiting employers' use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to prosecute disloyal employees
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- August 6 2012
The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) allows an employer to bring a civil action against an employee who accesses the employer's computers "without authorization" or in a manner that "exceeds authorized access."
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- Jurisdiction - USA
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- Firm Name - Littler Mendelson
- Author - Matthew Hank