公司利用贸易秘密法打击举报歧视或不当行为的雇员,引起对举报人保护的关切。 Companies use trade secret laws to countersue employees who report discrimination or wrongdoing, raising whistleblower protection concerns.

公司越来越多地利用贸易秘密法来对付对歧视或不当行为提出申诉的雇员。 Companies are increasingly using trade secret laws to countersue employees who file complaints of discrimination or wrongdoing. 这一趋势是2016年《保护贸易秘密法》促成的,并因远程工作和公司监控而扩大,引起了对举报人保护的关切。 This trend, enabled by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act and amplified by remote work and corporate surveillance, has raised concerns about whistleblower protections. 例如,Greg Robillard被其前雇主Opal Labs起诉向GitHub张贴代码,该公司声称这是商业机密。 An example involves Greg Robillard, sued by his former employer, Opal Labs, for posting code to GitHub, which the company claimed were trade secrets.