Essential Employment Documents and Procedures for Growing Businesses
As your business grows and you begin hiring employees, the excitement of expansion can sometimes overshadow the critical need for proper employment documentation and procedures. Yet the foundation you lay during this stage of growth can make the difference between a thriving workplace and costly…
The Non-Compete Playbook: Everything Arkansas Employers Should Have in their Arsenal
A crucial employee leaves for a competitor. A promising candidate shows up carrying a non-compete from their former employer. Either way, the questions hit quickly: What can we do? What should we avoid? And what paperwork should we have in place to handle this sort of thing? What employers should…
Federal Government Poised to Amend Definition of Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance … (Again)
On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released a statement that they intend to undertake notice-and-comment rulemaking to reconsider the 2024 amendments to the federal regulatory definition of short-term…
What Civil Remedies are Available Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act?
October 30, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
The DTSA supplements the criminal penalties of the EEA (found here)by providing a range of civil remedies for trade secret misappropriation. According to the DTSA, misappropriation includes the unauthorized use or disclosure of a trade secret without consent, when the person involved: Acquired…
Is Theft of Trade Secrets a Crime Under Federal Law?
October 23, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
Is Theft of Trade Secrets a Crime Under Federal Law? Yes. In this installment, we’ll focus on the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), as well as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Theft of trade secrets is also a crime under state law. Economic Espionage Act…