I am not sure of the answer, but here is what I once read somewhere: If, according to the contract you may have signed with the employer, the IP you create bel

I am not sure of the answer, but here is what I once read somewhere: If, according to the contract you may have signed with the employer, the IP you create belongs to the employer, and that IP is earning a lot of money, then the employer is liable to the shareholders for recovering that money or an appropriate portion since it legally belongs to them. This is in addition to the point in the OP, which is you may be exhausted while at work.