Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Massachusetts

Re: Confidentiality/Non-Compete - change in work status

The enforcement of a confidentiality agreement is always something of a roll of the dice, dependent on facts and circumstances unique to each case. A mere reduction in hours would not, in my view, be enough to render a confidentiality obligation imposed as a condition of employment unenforceable. The answer might be different, however, were an employee moved to contractor status or there was no guarantee of a specific number of hours per pay period after the change from full-time status.