Legal Question in Employment Law in North Carolina

Good morning,

I was hired by a principal to act as an agent to several 3rd party management companies. These 3rd party management companies are direct competitors to the principal company I was hired by so we keep the financial information separate from the principal.

Questions:

1. The principal keeps asking for financial information regarding accounts contracted and managed by the 3rd party companies. I refuse and say it is unethical for them to ask me about confidential information to them. a. Can I get fired by the principal if I continue to refuse?

b. If the 3rd party management companies found out I shared financial information with the principal, can they sue me as well as the prinicipal?

c. What legal recourse do I have if I get fired by the principal company?

d. Can I sue the prinicipal if they fire me and if so, on what grounds? Unethical business practices? Anything else?

e. As a principal company, do they have a right to make me share this financial information so they can steal the business?

This is really bothering me because I am not sure who I am to remain loyal to.

Any help you can offer by answering the questions above or any added input you'd like to share would be wonderful.

Thank you.


Asked on 11/27/13, 5:03 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kenneth Love Ken Love Law

You desperately need to speak to an employment or business attorney. You have a lot of important questions and you need have the facts fleshed out to answer them. I don't understand how 4 competitors have employed one person...something fishy is afoot.

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Answered on 11/27/13, 10:50 am


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