My ex employees are stealing my clients and getting into my social media and Excel, getting all my clients' information
Asked in El Paso, TX Last answered on October 15, 2026I had to fire a couple of employees because I noticed they were planning on leaving me and stealing all my clientele. They took pictures of all my binders and everything. After they left, they were knocking door by door to all my clients and offering them the “same service” for less money. I don’t know how, but they got into my social media and Google Documents, and they are still getting my clients. I’m about to close my shop because of it.
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I am sorry to hear about your situation. Unfortunately, former employees are generally permitted to compete with their previous employer, including offering similar services at lower prices, particularly when there is no non-compete or non-solicitation agreement in place.
However, there are several potential legal claims worth exploring.
First, if you have existing contracts with your clients and your former employees intentionally induced those clients to breach their contracts, you may have a claim for tortious interference with contract.
Second, if your former employees copied confidential client information, business records, or other proprietary materials, you may have a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, depending on the nature of the information and the steps you took to protect it.
Finally, if they accessed your Google Documents or social media accounts without authorization, that raises additional legal concerns, including potential claims involving unauthorized access, misuse of confidential information, or impersonation.
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