WEBINAR - Protecting Confidential Business Information as You Prepare For Employees to Return To Work Or To Continue Working From Home

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PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION AND COMPETITIVE ASSETS AS YOU PREPARE FOR EMPLOYEES TO RETURN TO WORK – OR TO CONTINUE WORKING FROM HOME.

In March, the Philadelphia area saw a sudden shift to telework accompanied by layoffs and furloughs.  And now companies are beginning to formulate return-to-work plans.  This necessary response to a pandemic brings with it some unique concerns and challenges for companies that need to protect their confidential business information and key business assets from inadvertent disclosure or improper competitive use.

This period of sudden and unplanned remote work may have left many employers with their confidential business information at greater risk of disclosure or misappropriation than in “normal” times. Workers have access to sensitive business information at home and/or on personal devices, putting company secrets at heightened risk of theft by cyberattacks. Additionally, as the country starts to open back up, many who have lost work or become disillusioned with their present employers may find new jobs and take with them the trade secrets they've brought home.  Some of those employees may also be planning to divert client relationships or other parts of your workforce to join them at their new jobs.

The good news is state and federal trade secrets law can help employers trying to protect their information. Likewise, strategic action on restrictive covenants can protect against losing clients and personnel.  But to qualify for protection, employers must take steps now to tighten security of confidential information, and to assess where they stand with their employee restrictive covenants.

During this program, Chris Stief and Susan Guerette, two trade secret attorneys with national law firm Fisher & Phillips, together with Lauren Fuiman Cell, Assistant General Counsel - Employment & Litigation with Genesis Healthcare, will outline the risks and will review practical steps employers can take right now, and in coming weeks, to put themselves in the best position to protect their company’s information and competitive assets.