CA being accused of stealing intellectual property

[forsaken]

I gave out a week notice at 05-09-2005 and transferred all my work to new hired employee. After the official resignation, I have been receving phone call from my supervisor who wants me to talk to client and go to office to help new employee. I did not want to burn bridge at that time therefore I just did whatever he said cause I did not want company to hold my last paycheck. On this monday, I was asked again to help another new employee to understand the project cause the employee i trained quits without any notice. I did go to office and picked up my last paycheck. After I found out there was deduction on my paycheck without any explaination, I simply walked away from the office and emailed them to stop calling me again and I refused to help them.

After that, I received email from company that accusing me of failing to handover all work in process and certain intellectual property of company which constitutes theft of company property, and if I do not call them back within 24 hours, they will take legal action. Of course, I do not want any trouble, I went into office to clear things out, and asked them what intellectual property they are accusing me of stealing.... My supervisior said its the knowledge about the project in my head, and he threaten me that if I do not officallly document all the work I have done before my resignation, they will take legal action. He aslo mentions that he can deny my resignation cause I can not prove any signed paper by him to show that he release my leave. Can they do this to employee by California labor law? If they can, I do not see the transfering work will end and basically I just work for free... What if they email me again after i turn in the documentation they want?

[LConnell]

While can try to come after you for theft if you utilize the information gained and/or discovered while employed by them, it would be difficult to prove absent a written document.

You do not need to provide them documentation transferrring information from your head to paper. You should talk with an attorney on this matter as you are discussing a very complicated topic.