In light of the regulatory activity aimed at limiting covenants not to compete, and the increased prevalence of remote work, how do tech companies protect their trade secrets?

When it comes to consolidations and restructurings, in-house counsel and the corporate law firms that support them have competing priorities to further a company's business objectives and mitigate legal risk. Labor and employment considerations are equally critical to a successful transaction.

On this episode, we discuss the intricacies of employment law and the relevance of related issues that often arise during a corporate transaction.

Federal contractors and subcontractors recently received guidance from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force when applying President Biden's Executive Order Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols.

On this episode, we discuss the guidance dictating that covered employees must be fully vaccinated, unless legally entitled to an accommodation, and the many federal lawsuits already filed challenging the legality of the Order.

Non-compete covenants in physician employment and shareholder agreements are common practice. Whether they are legally enforceable as drafted varies from state to state. Some states have broad interpretations of reasonableness — and there's a growing trend to disallow these types of agreements completely. On this episode of We get work™ we explore how hospital systems and medical groups can protect their goodwill and legitimate business interests.

Unions are successfully targeting workers in the technology industry, even as employees transition to a more remote workplace during the pandemic.

In this episode, we discuss the evolution of unionization in the tech space, how COVID-19 has affected organizing activity by tech workers and what employers should do in response to organizing behavior.

Employees are the most valuable assets of any company. Particularly in the life sciences industry, where employees are often highly skilled and entrusted with trade secrets, it is mission critical to protect against unfair poaching by competitors.

In this episode, we guide listeners through practical and legal ways to prevent poaching and retain your workforce.

The restaurant industry continues its slow, but steady recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. One of the most critical issues facing employers is attracting and retaining talent in the face of increasing difficulties to do so.

This episode explores new approaches employers are piloting in an attempt to become an employer of choice in the industry—and not only stay in business but ultimately thrive.

As Pride month draws to a close, we turn our focus to the actual lived experience of LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace … inclusivity in action.

On this episode of We get work™ we speak with Jackson Lewis lawyers about their experiences of being out in the workplace, what drove their career decisions and journey and the benefits of real inclusivity initiatives.

Remote work during COVID-19 presented a number of challenges including how to manage data privacy and security risks and complying with related laws that are being passed and amended at a dizzying pace.

This episode of We get work™, explores why, as employers plan for post-pandemic life, it's critical that they include an assessment of their data privacy and security risks and make a commitment to understanding where their exposure lies and how best to mitigate it.

Thousands of devices connecting to the internet make up the Internet of Things (IoT). While helping to streamline operations and improve productivity, the advantages of IoT are not without risks. Recent federal and state laws will influence the controls needed to minimize business interruption, workplace safety and data breaches.

This episode of We get work™ discusses IoT-related risks for manufacturers and best practices when adding IoT to their systems.