Labor and Employment Law Blog

AZ: Prohibit Confidentiality Agreements in Sex Assault/Harassment Cases

The Arizona House of Representatives is considering House Bill 2020 that seeks to prohibit confidentiality agreements in cases of alleged sexual assault or sexual harassment. See here. Proposed by Rep. Maria Syms (R-Paradise Valley), HB 2020 casts any confidentiality agreement that “restricts the disclosure of factual information that is related to a sexual assault or […]

January 19, 2018 | 2 min read | Tagged: #metoo, Litigation, New Jersey, New York, Nondisclosure, Pennsylvania, settlement, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Tax, Tax Deduction

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Benjamin A. Nucci Partner

To Disclose or Not to Disclose, That Will Be the Question

Whether it be a Hollywood mogul, a renowned politician or a formerly respected executive, it is clear from the Me Too and Time’s Up movements that the voices against and stands taken to uncover and prevent sexual harassment have a momentum that has not been seen in decades. One additional mechanism that has been added […]

January 5, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: #metoo, Litigation, Nondisclosure, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Tax, Tax Deduction

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Christy D. Joseph Of Counsel

Can Employers Discover Social Media From a Plaintiff in a Harassment Suit? It Depends

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut denied in part an employer’s motion to compel the plaintiff to provide access to her social media accounts. The case, Marsteller v. Butterfield 8 Stamford LLC, involved sexual harassment under Title VII where the plaintiff alleged that her coworkers “repeatedly sexually harassed her, watched her […]

January 2, 2018 | 3 min read | Tagged: Discovery, Litigation

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Audrey E. Chastain Associate