News & Analysis as of

Non-Disclosure Agreement Contract Terms Settlement Agreements

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

New York Federal Court Ruling Highlights a Potential Pitfall in Settlement Agreement Enforcement

On January 8, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that an employee’s refusal to sign a confidentiality and nondisparagement acknowledgment form annexed to a settlement agreement resolving...more

Venable LLP

The List of States Regulating Non-Disclosure Provisions Continues to Grow

Venable LLP on

From the day the #MeToo movement went viral on social media more than seven years ago, it has sparked critical discussions about sexual harassment, assault, and abuse in all corners of industries, communities, and cultures....more

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

New Jersey Appellate Division Declares Nondisparagement Provisions Valid Under State Law

In a decision that may be useful to employers drafting severance and litigation settlement agreements in New Jersey, a panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division found that provisions requiring parties not to disparage one...more

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

The Who, What, and When on Illinois Employment Agreements Under the Workplace Transparency Act

The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) (Public Act 101-0221) is designed to protect employees, consultants, and contractors who truthfully report alleged unlawful discrimination and harassment or criminal conduct in...more

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

Maine Legislature Takes Aim at Nondisclosure Agreements

After passing more than 500 bills in 2019, including those mandating paid leave and placing limits on noncompete agreements, the Maine Legislature reconvened on January 8, 2020, and directed its attention to nondisclosure...more

BCLP

NDAs: The EHRC calls for employers to make important changes to their practices with settlement agreements

BCLP on

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued guidance on the use of confidentiality provisions in discrimination cases. The guidance, if followed in its entirety, would mean employers significantly changing the way...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Two Can Keep a Secret… If the Contract Holds Up: How to Use Non-Disclosure Covenants in the #MeToo Era

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The non-disclosure provision of a routine employment settlement agreement has typically been a common and easily agreed-upon term of resolution.  These provisions—where the employer and employee agree not to publicly discuss...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

New Jersey Enacts Ban on Non-Disclosure Provisions in Settlement Agreements Addressing Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation and...

Common employer practices related to employee claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation are now prohibited by law in New Jersey. Bill S121, signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on March 18, 2019...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements And Non-Disclosure Provisions On The Chopping Block In New Jersey

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 121 affecting claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, which if signed into law, would render any prospective waiver of rights against...more

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

New Year, New Laws: 2019 Brings Mini-COBRA, Nondisclosure Restrictions, and Minimum Wage Increase to Arizona

When Arizona’s fifty-third legislature ended last spring, we reported on four new laws that impact Arizona employers and employees. The legislature also passed two additional laws impacting Arizona employers....more

Gray Reed

How to Avoid Trumping Non-Disclosure Agreements

Gray Reed on

In the summer of 2016 Stormy Sultry aka Peggy Peterson and Dennis Duck aka David Dennison engaged in some alleged hanky-panky....more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide