Reasonable accommodation of religious dress and grooming standards:  What must you do?  How far do you need to go in your accommodation efforts?  What if the “religious expression” is inconsistent with job or job safety requirements? Protection of intellectual property:  Is your employee confidentiality agreement strong enough?  How can you strengthen it?  What steps can and should you take to educate and re-educate your employees about the confidentiality of your IP, including in situations in which some disclosure of information is likely (e.g., seminars, symposia, scientific meetings)? Avoidance of IP commingling:  What is IP commingling?  How can it happen and what are the dangers of not taking affirmative steps to prevent its occurrence?  What steps can a company or lab take to reduce the risk of IP commingling? “Fair” competition:  What special steps should you take if hiring an employee from a competitor?  Or when losing one of your own to a competitor?  Learn about some proactive steps you can take in either situation to reduce the likelihood of competitors’ claims against you (for misappropriation of trade secrets) and to reduce your potential risk of disclosure of your own IP.<br/>

Under the microscope:  Your workplace

251st National Meeting (2016)

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