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Ground Rules: Employment Law Over Your Coffee Break
Hosted by seasoned attorney Pam Howland, alongside attorneys Jennifer Walrath and Doug Plass, Ground Rules delivers employment law insights in bite-sized weekly episodes. With decades of courtroom experience, this dynamic trio has seen the costly consequences of legal missteps for employers—and they're here to help you avoid them.
Perfect for business owners, HR professionals, and supervisors, this podcast is your go-to guide for staying ahead of the curve on employment law, fostering compliant workplaces, and keeping your business out of the courthouse. Grab your coffee, tune in, and gain practical tips to protect and empower your team.
Ground Rules: Employment Law Over Your Coffee Break
L4L Book Club: Keeping Business Secrets Safe
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What happens when an employee leaves—and you suspect they took more than just their experience with them? In this episode, we build on Chapter 15 of Law for Leaders and unpack the growing number of claims involving stolen confidential information, customer relationships, and trade secrets.
We talk through the real-world challenges employers face in these situations, including one of the biggest hurdles: proving that something was actually taken. From there, we shift to what you can do proactively—how to identify what information matters most to your business, who should have access to it, and how to protect it in a way that will actually hold up if there’s ever a dispute.
We also cover confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements, common misconceptions around what counts as “solicitation,” and why your offboarding process can make or break your ability to enforce these protections later. This is one of those topics where thinking ahead is everything.