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Read the Duration clauses. Good NDAs will have two different terms of duration. Read the termination clause. Like any other relationship, business partnerships can come to an early end unexpectedly. Read the Return of Information clause.

An employer will often require an employee to sign an NDA because it allows their company to operate at a higher level, with less risk.Understand, your employer is not asking you to sign an NDA out of mistrust, they are asking you to sign one because it is essential to conducting business smoothly and efficiently.

Employers must be prepared to terminate any employee who refuses to sign the agreement. If an employer allows even one employee to refuse and remain employed, the agreements signed by the other employees will not be legally binding.

Most agreements that I see (if they have a term) have a time limit of two to five years. But your NDA also needs to say that, even if the term is ended, the disclosing party isn't giving up any other rights that it may have under copyright, patent, or other intellectual property laws.

Reporting illegal activity in the workplace, reporting sexual harassment, or participating in official legal proceedings as a witness all qualify as protected actions. An individual who engages in such actions cannot face liability for violating an NDA if he or she reports a reasonable issue in good faith.

Since NDAs are civil contracts, breaking one isn't technically a crime.Violating an NDA leaves you open to lawsuits from your employer, and you could be required to pay financial damages and possibly associated legal costs. It's illegal to reveal trade secrets or sensitive company information to a competitor.

In an NDA that puts you at a disadvantage, you have a legal option to get out of it. If your agreement doesn't meet all the required elements, from the definition of confidential information to the period covered, your lawyer can challenge it. And a court might find it invalid.