Kevin,

What do you think the basis for legal action would be?  What law did they 
break?

I think this is only an ethical issue and not a criminal one, ... or a 
violation of a contract where civil action could be taken..

From the way Jerry M stated the problem, I gather that  there was no signed 
contract stating anything about competition or trade secrets.

As someone else suggested, I think it would be wise to draw up an agreement 
prohibiting an employee from working with a competitor or disclosing 
customer information for a couple of years after employment.  (The legality 
of this may vary in different states.)

Jerry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Sigafoos" <ksigafoos@...>
To: <pastorsforum@...>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Employee theft


>I agree with Bill.  If they are acting in this way and they do not
> attend a church, then there is no evidence that they are Christians.
> I would not rule out legal action but I would attempt to settle it
> privately first.
>
> On 3/25/07, Bill burns <burnswh@...> wrote:
>> Jerry,
>>
>> Thinking more about this, someone saying they are Christian isn't good
>> enough.  Faith without works is dead, and meaningless.
>
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>
> Grace and peace,
> Kevin Sigafoos
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