Can I work for a competitor if I signed an NDA?

Although non-compete agreements are unenforceable in California, confidentiality agreements are enforceable. This means that when you leave your job with Big Company A, and go to work for a competitor, you cannot take any documents, technical information or specifications, plans or specialized knowledge with you.

Is it legal for a company to ask an employee to sign an NDA after the employee has started working?

But suppose you have started work and the employer now requires you to sign an additional contract, like a confidentiality agreement or non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The answer is both yes and no – it depends on whether there has been fresh consideration for the new contract.

Can you disclose an NDA?

There is law allowing protected disclosure despite an NDA, although employers sometimes intimidate the former employee into silence despite this.

Is an NDA also a non-compete?

That’s correct: An NDA, which parties sign to protect confidential information, typically includes restrictions on both disclosure and use of the confidential information. A non-compete is sometimes used as a means of enforcing an agreement’s restrictions on use of confidential information.

Can employer make you sign NDA?

While an employer has the right to demand its employees sign a NDA when those employees have access to valuable company data (e.g. product formulas, private customer lists, financial reports, etc.), the employer should not ask an employee to sign a confidentiality agreement if the purpose is to protect information that …

How can I get out of NDA?

How to terminate the NDA

1. Read the “Duration” clauses. Good NDAs will have two different terms of duration.
2. Read the termination clause. Like any other relationship, business partnerships can come to an early end unexpectedly.
3. Read the “Return of Information” clause.