2.8 Confidentiality All Midwest Fastener Corp. records, documents and information related to Midwest Fastener Corp. and its customers, suppliers, products, intellectual property, business, services, activities, technology, operations, strategies, programs, systems, inventions, formulas, computer programs, databases, software, forecasts, pricing, marketing, sales, financial information, drawings, prototypes, test data and other proprietary records, documents and information that are not otherwise available to persons or firms outside the Company are considered confidential and employees must, therefore, refrain from misuse of unauthorized disclosure of such confidential information. No Midwest Fastener Corp. confidential information may be removed from Midwest Fastener Corp.’s premises without permission from the Company. Additionally, the contents of Midwest Fastener Corp.’s confidential information may not be disclosed to anyone except where required for a business purpose. Employees who are unsure about the confidential nature of specific information must ask their supervisor for clarification. Employees will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, for knowingly or unknowingly revealing information of a confidential nature.
2.9 Employment of Minors The Company strictly adheres to the FLSA regarding the employment of minors. The FLSA sets the minimum age for employment (14 years for non-agricultural jobs), restricts the hours youth under the age of 16 may work, and prohibits youth under the age of 18 from being employed in hazardous occupations. In addition, the FLSA establishes subminimum wage standards for certain employees who are less than 20 years of age, full-time students, student learners, apprentices, and workers with disabilities. Employers must have authorization from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to pay sub-minimum wage rates. The FLSA's child labor provisions are designed to protect the educational opportunities of youth and prohibit their employment in jobs that are detrimental to their health and safety. 2.10 Employment of Relatives The Company recognizes the employment of relatives in certain circumstances, such as when they will work in the same department, supervise or manage the other, or have access to confidential or sensitive information regarding the other, can cause problems related to supervision, safety, security or morale, or create conflicts of interest that materially and substantially disrupt the Company's operations. When the Company determines any of these problems may be present, it will assess on an individual basis/circumstance prior to extending an offer or hiring an individual to work in the same department as an existing employee. Relatives subject to this policy include father, mother, sister, brother, current spouse or domestic partner, child (natural, foster, or adopted), current mother-in-law, current father-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild. If present employees become relatives during employment, the Company should be notified so Midwest Fastener Corp. may determine whether a problem involving supervision, safety,
As a condition of employment with the Company, all employees must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Nothing in this policy is intended to or shall be construed to prohibit employees from engaging in lawful, concerted protected activity within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.
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