Legal Question in Employment Law in Wisconsin

Employee policy

Approximately 2 months ago, I quit my full-time job to go work someplace else. When I was hired at the previous company, I was asked to sign a ''Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, Non-solicitation Agreement'' and did so.

Since I have left the company, I have written personal letters to some of my former clients so I could share some recent happy news with them. In these letters, no mention was made of the company or its practices. Today I received a letter from my former employer stating that I was breaking the agreement I signed and I should stop using personal time to write to these people.

The agreement I signed made NO mention of personal contact with clients after leaving the company. I find the letter to be a malicious attempt to stop my right to freedom of speech. What are my rights in responding to my ex-bosses?


Asked on 9/24/03, 3:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Mahoney Cassiani Law Office, Wise Shepherd Law Office

Re: Employee policy

Hello, sorry for the delay in reply but this message did not get to me until a couple days ago. Your rights depend on the wording of the agreement. I dont have it to read obviously. If as you say there is nothing that could be interpreted to prevent contact with former clients, then you could be ok. However, I cant give you an all clear without reading the document and making sure myself. If you are concerned about your rights, you should have an attorney do help with this. Best wishes, Mark J. Mahoney, 920-984-4529

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Answered on 10/07/03, 4:32 pm


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