Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (pg. 82)

If you have not already, make certain you have also signed pages 81 and 83
of the Mid-Cities Medical Employee Handbook.

Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, I understand that:

An individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (a) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.

Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer's trade secrets to the attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: (a) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (b) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.