Can an employer prohibit employees from associating with ex-employees if they were not friends before working at the company?
Ann Kiernan replies:
No! Employers do not get to monitor workers’ friendships. However, an employer can certainly insist that current employees not share confidential, proprietary, or non-public information with anyone outside the company.
Posted 06-23-2020
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