By Janine Anderson

The Clorox Co. wants a federal judge to keep SC Johnson from employing the man it has hired to be its new senior vice president of global product supply.

Timothy Bailey resigned from Clorox in April, and is expected to start work with SCJ the first week of May. The Oakland, Calif. company has now sued SCJ, claiming violations of laws that protect trade secrets.

Among the "trade secrets" Clorox says Bailey possesses are knowledge of the company's global supply relationships, terms of supplier contracts, price-setting strategies, research and development, company strategies and operations leadership.

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