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Washington Employers: Take Caution Before Asking Your Employees To Sign Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Agreements

By James Morrison on August 4, 2022 Posted in Trade Secrets, Washington

For years, employers have insisted that confidentiality and nondisparagement agreements be included in settlement agreements in a variety of employment disputes, such as discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, and others. The reasoning is straightforward enough: Companies want to protect their reputations, and confidentiality/nondisparagement provisions in settlement agreements have been a way to ensure that unhappy … Continue Reading

Washington State’s New Noncompetition Laws

By James Morrison on May 28, 2019 Posted in Non-Compete

Washington state employers that rely on noncompetition agreements will face a dramatically different legal landscape beginning Jan. 1, 2020, when a new noncompetition law takes effect. ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1450 Key Elements of the New Law Under the new law, noncompetition agreements will be void and unenforceable against an employee under the following conditions: … Continue Reading

Comparing the Defend Trade Secrets Act and the Uniform Trade Secrets Act

By James Morrison on May 17, 2016 Posted in Trade Secrets

As we have previously discussed on the blog, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) into law on May 11, 2016. Fortunately, while the law has many new components that businesses need to consider, parts of the DTSA are derived from the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA). The UTSA has been adopted, in … Continue Reading