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Re:Apple lawsuit tests if an employee can plan rival startup... by lilyball on Thursday January 23, 2020 @04:58PM (#22132658)
Are you working out of your employer's office? While you're in the office that's generally considered "company time", or at least company resources.

If you're working from home and don't have normal "work hours" then it's not so well-defined.

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Re:Apple lawsuit tests if an employee can plan rival startup... by alasdair_ on Thursday January 23, 2020 @05:34PM (#22133022)
>Are you working out of your employer's office? While you're in the office that's generally considered "company time", or at least company resources.

It gets trickier if you are, say, eating lunch or are there after common working hours.

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Re:Apple lawsuit tests if an employee can plan rival startup... by henryfjordan on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:03PM (#22133272)
Ehhh, you're gonna be arguing uphill there. Maybe you can show the courts a distinction but if you're salaried, you'd be safest considering everything done in the office as "company time".
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