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New U.S. Tax Law Impacts Sexual Harassment Settlements

When U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law last month, everyone was focused on the corporate tax cuts and — especially here in California — the reduction of the deductions for mortgage interest, state income taxes, and local property taxes. But lurking…

The Defend Trade Secrets Act Allows Trade Secrets Owners to Sue in Federal Court

A new federal law, called the “Defend Trade Secrets Act” (DTSA), was passed on May 11, 2016.  Now, for the first time, trade secret owners can bring civil actions in federal courts for misappropriation of any trade secret that is “related to a product or service used in,…