Using a nondisclosure agreement means your secrets will stay underground, and if not, you'll have legal recourse and might even be able to sue for damages.
In most cases,
using a nondisclosure agreement means your secrets will stay underground.
That's why members of Congress should ask Donald Trump to publicly vow that he is not
using nondisclosure agreements to hide sexual misconduct or threats, and to release anyone with evidence to the contrary from any contractual obligation that they have to keep quiet.
In a series of tweets Thursday morning, he laid out the process by which «celebrities and people of wealth» like
himself use nondisclosure agreements to keep people from talking about them in public.
Not exact matches
Its also working on legislation that addresses the
use of
nondisclosure agreements and how they are often
used to silence victims of sexual harassment.
Still, Yale's
use of language within these confidentiality agreements has a similar effect as
nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs, which are often
used in workplace - harassment settlements.
With Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and others stepping forward to report their own experiences of unwanted sexual advances, the
nondisclosure agreements and confidential settlements that Weinstein has
used for decades are drawing increasing scrutiny.
Trump stressed that campaign funds weren't
used to reimburse Cohen, and said that the purpose of his lawyer's
nondisclosure agreement with Daniels was «to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair.»
For those who need reminding, Silver swept sexual harassment, alleged assault and even alleged rape under the rug while
using taxpayer money to gag women with
nondisclosure agreements so they couldn't fight back when their assailants called them liars in the press.
These includes a proposal for legislation preventing the
use of public money in settling sexual harassment claims, removal of forced arbitration provisions from employee contracts and a requirement that companies doing business with the state disclose the number of sexual harassment adjudications and
nondisclosure agreements they've carried out.
One such document recently revealed that the Baltimore Police Department has
used a cell site simulator 4,300 times since 2007 and signed a
nondisclosure agreement with the FBI that instructed prosecutors to drop cases rather than reveal the department's
use of the stingray.
Legislation to penalise companies that tolerate persistent harassment, and to discourage the
use of
nondisclosure agreements to silence victims.
Along with a request that women walking the red carpet at the Golden Globes speak out and raise awareness by wearing black, the initiative includes a legal defense fund, backed by $ 13 million in donations, to help less privileged women — like janitors, nurses, farm and factory workers, waitresses, hotel housekeepers — protect themselves from sexual misconduct and the fallout from reporting it; legislation to penalize companies that tolerate persistent harassment, and to discourage the
use of
nondisclosure agreements to silence victims; and a drive to at long last reach gender parity at studios and talent agencies that reportedly has already begun making headway.
These provisions strengthen protections for Federal employees who disclose evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse, and modify rules on the
use of
nondisclosure policies or agreements by government agencies.
Stephen has extensive experience advising clients on the
use and enforceability of noncompete, nonsolicitation, and
nondisclosure agreements.
Crowley Fleck attorneys assist clients in protecting their trade secrets and other confidential information through the
use of appropriate
nondisclosure agreements, employee manuals / policies, and employment / independent contractor agreements (including customer non-solicitation provisions).
Our attorneys regularly advise clients on unfair competition issues, including the
use and enforceability of noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and
nondisclosure agreements.
She has counseled both corporate and individual clients on the
use and enforceability of noncompete, nonsolicitation, and
nondisclosure agreements, and successfully litigated cases on both sides regarding the enforcement of such agreements.
Cynthia Augello, a partner in the firm's Employment Litigation group, was quoted in the November 22, 2017 edition of Corporate Counsel on the
use of
nondisclosure agreements in harassment cases in light of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Squire Patton Boggs has retained external service providers to perform certain services on the firm's behalf to improve the effectiveness or efficiency of our services, and these providers have agreed to
use the transferred information solely as necessary to perform the service in accordance with the firm's instructions and subject to appropriate
nondisclosure limitations;
«There's not much out there at all,» she said, asking that her name not be
used because of a
nondisclosure agreement.
Nondisclosure and misrepresentation can usually be caught by
using formal discovery.