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Discrimination Non-Disparagement Provisions

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New Jersey Supreme Court Invalidates Non-Disparagement Provision Against Alleged Victim of Discrimination and Harassment

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In Savage v. Township of Neptune, et al., (A-2-23, decided May 7, 2024), the New Jersey Supreme Court analyzed and invalidated a non-disparagement provision included in a settlement agreement against a plaintiff alleging...more

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Be Careful With Non-Disparagement Provisions in Settlements of New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Claims

The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently issued a decision in Savage v. Twp. Of Neptune, (A-2-23)(087229), 257 N.J. 204 (2024) (slip. op.) holding the parties’ non-disparagement provision to be unenforceable as it was found...more

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Three Takeaways from the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating Certain Non-Disparagement Provisions

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As most New Jersey employers are already aware, since 2019, the State’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits employers from enforcing contract provisions that have the effect of preventing an employee or former employee...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Non-Disparagement Provisions Seeking to Preclude Discussion About Claims of Discrimination,...

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In a recent unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that non-disparagement provisions in settlement agreements or employment agreements are against public policy and unenforceable if they seek to bar speech...more

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New York Amends Law Affecting Settlements of Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Claims

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On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Bill S4516 into law, which amends the requirements for non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions in certain settlement agreements. Previously, New York law...more

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Washington State Significantly Limits Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement Agreements

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Washington State’s “Silenced No More Act”—one of the nation’s strictest prohibitions against nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements—went into effect on June 9, 2022. ...more

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Washington Legislature Passes Limits on Use of Nondisclosure, Nondisparagement Clauses in Employment

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The Washington legislature has passed the “Silenced No More Act,” which would limit all Washington employers’ use of nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions in employment agreements....more

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California’s SB 331 Extends Sweeping Changes to Workplace Settlement and Separation Agreements

In 2018, California passed Senate Bill 820, the STAND Act (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act), in response to the #MeToo movement. SB 820 prohibited the use of confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements...more

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California Further Limits NDAs and Settlement Agreement Terms in Employment Cases

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Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 331 (SB 331), which further limits the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and settlement agreement terms when settling employment legal claims involving harassment, discrimination, or...more

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Beltway Buzz - July, 2018 #2

See Ya Later, Persuader. It took more than eight years, but the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) persuader rule has finally been rescinded. Proposed just one day prior to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 2011...more

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That is SO last week - August 2015

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Last week, the world mourned Cecil the Lion, and all eyes were on the Minnesota dentist who killed him. The scrutiny of the dentist unearthed, among other things, a sexual harassment complaint lodged against him by a former...more

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Court Dismisses EEOC's Controversial Lawsuit Challenging Standard Provisions in Separation Agreements

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Earlier this year, the EEOC brought a lawsuit in federal court in Illinois claiming that the severance agreement used by a nationwide retail pharmacy in connection with the terminations of hundreds of employees unlawfully...more

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