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A proposed law in California seeks to ban NDAs that prevent workers from speaking up about discrimination and abuse
Updated 6:58 AM ET, Wed February 10, 2021
California state Sen. Connie Leyva is the author of a bill that seeks to protect workers from having to sign confidentiality agreements that prevent them from speaking up about discrimination and abuse. (CNN)A California state legislator has introduced a bill aimed at empowering more workers to speak up about alleged discrimination and abuse by banning certain provisions in confidentiality agreements.
State Sen. Connie Leyva, who was behind California legislation banning non-disclosure agreements in cases of workplace sexual assault and harassment, is now hoping to prevent workers from having to sign such settlements in all cases of discrimination and abuse.
Workplace settlements that effectively silence victims of harassment and discrimination could become a thing of the past in California under a new bill announced Monday. Authored by Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino (San Bernardino County), SB331 would expand protections for workers who speak out about unjust treatment on the job. It would also bar future agreements that prevent them from recounting discrimination they faced because of characteristics.