TO: Supervisor FROM: Andrew ToussaintDATE: January 27, 2016RE: Applicability of Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale, LLC vs. Lawson MEMO INTRODUCTION
Jennifer Lawson, who was rightfully terminated during Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale’s downsizing effort for consistent tardiness throughout her three years of employment with Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale, breached the confidentiality agreement to not share any information regarding the process used to create “Ever-Gold,” by sharing key process elements in producing Ever-Gold to a competing business named Howell Jewelry World. Ever-Gold is the primary asset of Greene’s and is sold exclusively through Greene’s.
Greene’s employed 502 individuals and was exclusively located to the state of New Hampshire at the time of Lawson’s employment with Greene’s. CLIENT CASE FACTS AND LAWS Facts Regarding Unlawful Termination
All of Lawson’s annual reviews indicate that she was consistently late to work by 15-30 minutes. Lawson learned she was pregnant and requested extra time off from the Greene’s Head of Human Resources, Lisa Peel. Peel informed Lawson of her termination with Greene’s, by verbally communicating "Congratulations Jennifer! That is exciting news for you. We do not need to worry about time off, though, because, regrettably, I was just going to let you know that we are downsizing and no longer have a need for any of our junior executive secretaries.” Lawson cleaned out her work space and returned home the same day. Facts Regarding Contracts
Upon arrival at her home the day she was terminated from Green’s, Lawson realized she indirectly took a draft letter for Greene’s patent attorney detailing the process of manufacturing Ever-Gold. Instead of contacting Greene’s and returning the draft, Lawson contacts a hiring manager of Howell Jewelry World, which is a competitor to Greene’s, and discloses