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On January 20, 2011, Massachusetts State Representatives Lori Ehrlich, William Brownsberger, and Alice Hanlong Peisch re-filed the Massachusetts non-compete bill, aptly entitled “An Act Relative to Noncompetition Agreements.”  The bill was originally submitted in late 2009 as House No. 1799, and since that time has undergone significant review, comment, and revision.  While much of the bill remains the same, its…

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TalentBurst, Inc. v. Collabera, Inc., Civ. No. 08-10940-WGY (D. Mass. July 25, 2008).

A federal court in Boston has dismissed a complaint brought by information technology temp agency TalentBurst against competitor Collabera for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty by TalentBurst’s former employee, who subsequently joined Collabera, on the ground that the employee owed no fiduciary duty…

Continue Reading Massachusetts Federal Court Dismisses Claim Against New Employer for Aiding and Abetting Employee’s Violation of Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty to Former Employer.