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California Fair Employment and Housing Act Severance Agreements

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Expands Prohibition on Certain Nondisclosure and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Settlement, Separation, and Certain Other...

Key Points - On January 1, 2022, SB 331—also known as the Silenced No More Act—went into effect in California. It prohibits clauses, in settlement agreements for civil or administrative claims, which prevent or restrict the...more

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California Further Restricts "Non-Disparagement" Provisions in Employment Settlement and Severance Agreements

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In 2019, California adopted several laws that restricted “non-disclosure" provisions in employment-related agreements.  Those laws, passed in the wake of the “me too” movement, limited non-disclosure provisions in settlement...more

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California Imposes Significant New Restrictions on Severance and Settlement Agreements

On October 7, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) No. 331 into law. SB 331 is known as the “Silenced No More Act.” It amends California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1001 and the California Fair...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020

As 2019 comes to an end, employers should know about important new obligations that will ring in their new year. Our Labor & Employment experts offer some guidance on critical developments in Oregon, Washington, California,...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Answers to 10 Questions About California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitration of Statutory Employment Claims

California is set to become the only state to outlaw predispute mandatory arbitration of statutory employment claims. On October 10, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill (AB) 51, which prohibits...more

Payne & Fears

Governor Brown Signs Several Pieces Of #MeToo Legislation Into Law, But Vetoes Others

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On September 30, 2018, for the final time during his tenure as Governor, Governor Jerry Brown acted on a series of bills passed by the legislature that would have far-reaching consequences for employers. Though employers can...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - August 2016

Arbitrator or Judge? California Supreme Court Weighs in - Why it matters - Yet again, the California Supreme Court considered arbitration in the context of an employment agreement, this time reflecting on whether a...more

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