Lawyers Warn UK NDA Ban May Reduce Misconduct Settlement Payouts July 15, 2025 By Hillary Boye Doku and Maddie Parker A landmark ban on the use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace misconduct cases – a longstanding practice of financial firms...
$1.3 Billion Lottery Winner Sues for $100K Damages Over Identity Disclosure by Mom November 28, 2023 A man who won one of the largest lottery payments in U.S. history has filed a federal lawsuit against the...
Tech Firms Try to Muzzle Workers With NDAs, SEC Tipsters Say April 20, 2023 By Sabrina Willmer and Austin Weinstein Some top US technology companies are forcing workers to sign allegedly illegal labor agreements, according to complaints filed with the...
Biden Signs #MeToo Law Curbing Confidentiality Agreements December 9, 2022 By Michelle L. Price President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation curbing the use of confidentiality agreements that block victims of sexual harassment from...
Republicans Eye Tax Law Fix for Sexual Harassment Settlements June 6, 2018 By Jeff Green and Sahil Kapur Republicans are considering a fix to a provision in their new tax law that they acknowledge could inadvertently penalize victims...
Uber Drops Arbitration, Confidentiality Requirements for Sexual Assault Claims May 15, 2018 Uber Technologies Inc. said on Tuesday sexual harassment or assault victims will have the option to settle claims with the...
Weinstein Co. Ends All Non-Disclosure Agreements, Files for Bankruptcy March 21, 2018 By Tracy Rucinski and Jessica DiNapoli U.S. film and TV studio The Weinstein Company, whose ex-Chairman Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment and assault,...
How To Stop the Next Harvey Weinstein: Viewpoint November 17, 2017 By Samuel Estreicher, Bloomberg View In the 26 years since the Anita Hill hearings focused national attention on the issue of sexual harassment in the...
How Nondisclosure Agreements Protect Bosses Like Weinstein October 19, 2017 By Rebecca Greenfield A first-year associate at a Manhattan law firm brought her complaint of sexual harassment to the managing partner. Her male...
Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements June 10, 2013 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches,...