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October 8, 2021 12:53 am

California just made it a lot harder for companies to cover up harassment and abuse




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California governor Gavin Newsom signed the Silenced No More Act on Thursday night— a historic piece of legislation, authored by state senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino), that should protect workers who speak out about harassment and discrimination even if they’ve signed a non-disclosure agreement.


Pinterest whistleblower Ifeoma Ozoma began pushing the bill forward last year, after coming forward with allegations of racism against the tech company. She knew she was partially protected by the Stand Together Against Non-Disclosures Act, a Me Too-era law that banned NDAs in sexual harassment cases, but soon realized the bill did not provide protections for other forms of abuse.


Now, that’s changing. Workers in California will be legally...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/22715649/california-silenced-no-more-act-law-newsom-leyva-ndas-whistleblower

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