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Government

May 22, 2018

State Senate passes bill barring secret settlements in sex harassment cases

The state Senate approved a bill Monday banning secret settlements in sexual harassment, discrimination and assault cases.

The state Senate approved a bill Monday banning secret settlements in sexual harassment, discrimination and assault cases.

SB 820 passed 28-7 and now heads to the Assembly. It is sponsored by the California Women’s Law Center and the Consumer Attorneys of California.

“SB 820 is an important bill that will finally ban secret settlements, one of the primary tools that perpetrators have used time an...

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