Effective December 7, 2022, and for claims filed on or after that date, the federal Speak Out Act prohibits judicial enforcement of a nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment. The act doesn’t prohibit employers and employees from protecting trade secrets or proprietary information.

(US SB 4524 was signed by the President on December 7, 2022)

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