Sentence examples for employee misappropriation from inspiring English sources
Non-disclosure agreements - the traditional means of combating employee misappropriation of trade secrets - can work, to an extent.
She had to know she was in possession of confidential information she had no right to have, and by trading on it, she was a clear accessory to the Merrill employees' misappropriation of it.
PAGE A17 EMBEZZLING FROM NONPROFITS Two prominent national nonprofit groups were rocked by disclosures of financial misappropriation by employees and contractors.
Finally, action can be taken against an employee who "engages in fraud, theft, misappropriation, embezzlement or dishonesty to the material detriment of the company's financial results".
Some countries limit such statutes to the misappropriation of goods received by an employee "by virtue of his employment".
Perhaps not, but applying such a high threshold to employee misconduct could overlook a significant case of fraud or misappropriation.
The patent claims proved too weak to succeed, so the crux of the case turns on misappropriation of trade secrets taken by the former employee.
Until the Winans case, the misappropriation theory had been used only when an employee traded on the basis of confidential information from his employer - such as a law firm, financial printing company or investment bank - that had a fiduciary duty to safeguard stock information learned from their corporate clients.
A special audit team is recommending that law enforcement investigate officials and employees of the Montebello Unified School District for potential fraud as well as misappropriation of funds and assets.
These covenants are beneficial to the marketplace because they allow employers to provide employees with necessary skills, knowledge, and proprietary information without any fear of misappropriation.
Under the law, misappropriation generally means someone acquired the information through improper means or an employee breached his/her confidentiality obligation.
