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Wisconsin employers received good news on June 26 when the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that employers may adopt stricter attendance policies than the attendance standards contained in the state unemployment law, and may avoid paying unemployment benefits to employees who violate such stricter policies.

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), enacted in 1986 at the dawn of the personal computer revolution, has become a key tool for both prosecutors and civil litigators in pursuing breaches of employers’ computer systems. The CFAA can provide protection to employers who have had intellectual property taken by current or former employees for purposes other than that for which the employee is authorized to use the IP. Although the CFAA is subject to multiple interpretations from different judicial circuits, employers can properly use the Act to enhance their Intellectual Property protection if they are mindful of what constitutes a violation of the act.

Whether as a self-proprietor or as an employee, you have probably spent a good portion of your adult life dedicating your time and energy to growing your business.  You have made many sacrifices in order to focus on developing that one product or process that will provide a competitive advantage for years to come, or devoted countless hours to landing that key customer that will take your business to new heights.  But now that you have developed the proprietary process or significant customer account, how do you safeguard them?
 

Human Resource professionals are known to wear many hats.  A new case may add protection of the organization’s confidential and proprietary information to the long list of HR responsiblities.