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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
Settling a case is hard. Negotiating the terms and coming to an agreement can take weeks or months. But once the parties agree to the general terms of a settlement (e.g., the amount of money changing hands and the timing of...more
On January 8, 2025, a New York federal court held that an employee’s refusal to sign a confidentiality and non-disparagement acknowledgement form that was part of a settlement agreement rendered the entire settlement...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has recently signed into law a bill that impacts settlement agreements entered into by employers and employees that resolve claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation. The recent...more
Employers must be careful including penalties for violations of confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in settlement agreements under a new law signed by Governor Hochul on November 17, 2023. Specifically, this law...more
I have settled numerous FLSA cases and note that there are many elements that management-side lawyers always want to see in such a document. One is a confidentiality provision as we do not want the employee “shooting his...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) has once again weighed in on employer use of confidentiality and non-disparagement language, this time in the settlement arena. Recently, the NLRB withheld its...more
Employee sues her boss for sexual harassment. Case settles for $127,500, and she has to agree to confidentiality and non-disparagement....more