Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Corporate
Nov. 22, 2017
States are reining in NDA abuse
State Sen. Connie M. Leyva has announced that she will introduce legislation to "ban secret settlements (confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements) in sexual assault, sexual harassment and sex discrimination cases."
Anthony J. Oncidi
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
labor & employment
2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 284-5690
Email: aoncidi@proskauer.com
U Chicago Law School
Anthony is chair of the West Coast Labor and Employment Department of Proskauer in Los Angeles.
Yonatan L. Grossman-Boder
Proskauer Rose LLPYonatan is an associate in the Labor and Employment Department in Proskauer's office in New York City.
With the avalanche of new sexual harassment allegations and lawsuits has come an increased focus on the confidentiality provisions that frequently accompany the settlement of such claims. Several state legislatures are looking to restrict or even outlaw these provisions, which are generally known as nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs. While prohibiting NDAs may seem like a good idea in theory, there are definite drawbacks not only for the parties involved in such litig...
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