Gunster corporate lawyers, from its corporate and securities law practice, have prepared this convenient roundup of The Securities Edge blog posts from May-June 2016.
Executive Order and governor’s comments highlight expedited dispersed water management approvals and Herbert Hoover Dike repair
Florida Governor Rick Scott issued Executive Order No. 16-155 yesterday, declaring a state of emergency in Martin and St. Lucie counties relating to the effects of Lake Okeechobee discharges and algal blooms on the estuaries.
New federal law provides additional protection for trade secrets
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 should be beneficial to many companies because of the possible increased trade secret protection and aggressive potential remedies that it will provide.
Gunster’s VentureBuzz (June 2016)
Here is your June 2016 roundup of recent significant events in the worlds of technology, entrepreneurship, startups and venture capital investing in Florida and beyond.
New rights, obligations for U.S. employers: Defend Trade Secrets Act
Gunster’s labor & employment law team invites you to attend “The Defend Trade Secrets Act: New rights and obligations for U.S. employers,” a free, 90-minute webinar presented by the Employment Law Alliance on June 21. Protecting trade secrets and other intellectual property is a key issue for employers. Unlike patents, no federal law existed to […]
U.S. Fish & Wildlife draft mitigation policies now available for review, comment
The United States Fish and Wildlife Services is revising its current mitigation policy, which has been in place since 1981. The draft Mitigation Policy focuses on the implementation of a “landscape-scale” approach versus piecemeal mitigation efforts.
June 9 Employment Law Alliance webinar: Effective performance management
The Employment Law Alliance in partnership with CCA Inc. is hosting a free 90 minute webinar on reducing employer risk through effective performance management on June 9, 2016.
Changes to overtime rules effective Dec. 1
The Department of Labor released its updated changes to 2004 regulations regarding overtime in its final rule. The DOL estimates that 4.2 million workers will lose their exempt status when the rule goes into effect December 1, 2016.
Rulemaking begins for Florida waters
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection began to update water quality criteria to meet “human health criteria”, which will limit the amount of the chemicals that can be discharged into waters across the state.
When nondisclosure agreements can backfire
In business, we’ve all seen the traditional nondisclosure agreement (also known, more simply, as the “NDA”) between two parties wishing to discuss a potential business transaction.