Under What Circumstances Can an Employer Prevent a Former Employee

question 4

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances can an employer prevent a former employee from working for another company for a period of time to ensure that the former employee does not disclose trade secrets?

• A)When the disclosure of trade secrets by the former employee is threatened or inevitable under the circumstances.
• B)Only when the disclosure of trade secrets by the former employee is specifically threatened.
• C)Whenever the former employee's new employer is a competitor of the employer.
• D)Employers can never stop employees from working for other companies

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