Ordinary Employees Do Not Have a Fiduciary Duty And, Unless

question 118

True/False

Ordinary employees do not have a fiduciary duty and, unless there is a valid restrictive covenant in their employment contract preventing them from doing so, they are free to compete with their former employer as soon as they leave.

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