Confidential in that they, the company, will not disclose it but to those they are required by law?
Or confidential as in you may not disclose it to anyone, but by law?
I can't imagine how a piece of information which belongs to you can be controlled by a company. I mean, you cannot possibly mean you are not allowed to inform the IRS how much you earned, right?
Employee acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether or not in writing and whether or not identified as confidential or proprietary, is and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company ... Confidential Information includes information relating to ... compensation structure (including equity grants), performance evaluations and termination arrangements
I stand corrected. That seems onerous. Not sure all parts of that would stand up in court, if that's a civil company (non-TLA gov't dept't).
Seriously, to my non-lawyer ears, that sounds more like CYA/intimidation than enforceable contract. (more or less like those signs at parking garages where they absolve themselves of liability with a sign saying so).
Confidential in that they, the company, will not disclose it but to those they are required by law?
Or confidential as in you may not disclose it to anyone, but by law?
I can't imagine how a piece of information which belongs to you can be controlled by a company. I mean, you cannot possibly mean you are not allowed to inform the IRS how much you earned, right?