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Greene 's Jewelry Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964

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Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale LLC owners, Ms. Mary Jane and Mr. Allen Greene employed Ms. Jennifer Lawson as a junior executive secretary for three years. During her time of employment, she encountered proprietary information which was covered under a confidentiality agreement she signed. Upon termination Ms. Lawson provided said information to a direct competitor of Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale LLC violating this agreement. The plaintiffs, Ms. Mary Jane and Mr. Allen Greene are suing the defendant Ms. Jennifer Lawson for potential profit loss to their business and violation of the confidentiality agreement. The defendant is counter suing for wrongful termination from Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale LLC. stating her termination was issued due to her …show more content…

By not returning this information, or making Greene’s Wholesale aware that she still had this in her possession it shows her intent to utilize it for her own devices and personal gain. This was later demonstrated by giving this information to a direct competitor of Greene’s Jewelry, Howell Jewelry World. This type of information is protected by the New Hampshire Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which states that information obtained while working for a company is considered a trade secret if it is “not known outside of any particular business entity, and known only by employees and others involved in the business (Stim, 2016).” PRECENDENT I Unlawful Termination A similar case where an employee claimed unlawful termination in comparable circumstances is Megivern v Glacier Hills Incorporated. In this case the employee, Megivern, alleged that her employer, Glacier Hills Inc. unlawfully terminated her due to her pregnancy. The judgement was ultimately given to Glacier Hills Inc and the termination was sustained. Glacier Hills was able to show the reasoning surrounding Megivern’s termination by providing her performance records. Megivern was a less than desirable employee and the timing of her termination was not due to pregnancy (Megivern v. Glacier Hills

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