Confidentiality Agreements For Competitive Risk Management

For businesses, welcoming a new team member—or saying farewell to one—often comes with both opportunities and challenges. It can be a critical moment where the right actions and the right agreements are both vital for competitive risk management. Here, we explore some key tactics for managing the entry and exit of employees.

Tips for Employee Onboarding and Offboarding

When onboarding a new employee, it is important to ensure that: (1) the employee is not bound by any non-compete restrictions arising out the prior employment; and (2) the employee has not retained any of the prior employer's confidential information, whether intentionally or not. When an employee brings either restrictions or information to a new job, the employer may quickly find itself the subject of a cease-and-desist letter or, worse, a lawsuit.