Category: Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

Executive Termination, Quirky Question # 1

Executive Termination, Quirky Question # 1

Quirky Question # 1: We recently terminated one of our executives “without cause.”  Under his employment contract, we are obligated to pay one year’s severance for terminations without cause.  In contrast, we have no obligation to pay him anything if he is terminated “with cause.”  Following his departure, we reviewed his computer hard drive.  We discovered two areas of concern....