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Corporate

Dec. 28, 2013

Trade secret misappropriation claims are the new noncompetes

Companies need to be aware of the vulnerabilities presented when nearly any employee moves between jobs and take measures to protect both the loss of their own information. By Kristen Dumont


By Kristen Dumont


We live in a world where access to vast amounts of information is easily obtained at the click of a mouse, and with the proliferation of cloud services and company BYOD ("bring your own device") policies, this information is easily accessed anywhere you are. The cloud provides employees the ability to sync files and folders across multiple devices, including personal services and devices. In fact, nearly 30 percent of employees are usi...

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