As a small business owner, the moment you decide to hire your first employee marks a significant milestone in your business journey. This decision can be both exciting and daunting. The right hire can ...

A major penalty for breach of confidentiality is termination of employment. This is especially true if the employee in question signed a confidentiality agreement prior to starting the job.

A clearly drafted Employment Agreement can set out the obligations and expectations of the company and the employee in a way that minimizes future disputes. Contract negotiations can be difficult, and ...

A US labor judge decided Costco's rules barring workers from discussing harassment investigations is a violation of rights, which Costco has denied.

A recent NLRB decision, McLaren Macomb changes the landscape for including confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in pre-filing employment severance and settlement agreements. This article ...

In contrast, employee confidentiality agreements have almost universally been embraced by courts, even though they usually operate in perpetuity to restrain use or disclosure of information.

The National Labor Relations Board threw out Meta's non-disparagement and confidentiality agreements with over 7,200 former employees, finding they unlawfully impeded workers' right to unionise.

According to MacRumors, Apple has sued its former employee Andrew Aude in California state court, alleging that he breached the company’s confidentiality agreement and violated labor laws by leaking ...

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Now, a former employee of Buc-ee's is alleging the travel center used a confidentiality agreement to "trick" employees into handing over their "valuable ideas and expressions," and is seeking $20 ...

A confidentiality agreement is a legal agreement that binds one or more parties to non-disclosure of confidential information.

An NDA or non-disclosure agreement is a binding contract between two or more parties that prevents sensitive information from being shared with others.