Restrictive Covenant practice co-chair David Kleinmann was
quoted in the July 7 Baltimore Sun article,
“Employers Use Non-Compete Agreements Even for Low-Wage
Workers.” The article addresses that although employers have
traditionally used non-compete agreements to keep highly skilled
and highly paid workers from jumping to competitors and stealing
trade secrets, they are now using them in the broader workplace
among low-wage workers.
In the article, David explained how technology has made it easier
for employees to steal a large volume of confidential information
that could be stored on a flash drive or the cloud. He also
explained how courts will frequently alter overbroad covenants in
an equitable manner when they are challenged in court to protect
low-level employees, although the courts are not pleased when
employees steal information or clients.
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