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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 9, 2007

Hazards of Hiring - Avoiding Trade-Secret Spillage

Employment Column - Eric Amdursky explains how employers can prevent the liability that arises when new hires disclose trade secrets from their old jobs.

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN

By Eric Amdursky

      Hiring new employees is expensive. In addition to the costs of headhunters and advertising, employers devote significant internal resources to interviewing and training new employees before ever seeing a return on their investment. But the costs are exponentially higher if a misstep in the hiring process results in litigation from the new employee's former employer.
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