Labor/Employment
Jan. 9, 2019
SB 820: #MeToo legislation squashes secret settlements
Senate Bill 820, known as STAND (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosures) Act lifts the veil of secrecy surrounding settlement agreements that involve workplace sexual harassment.
John D. Winer
Partner
Winer Burritt & Scott, LLP
Phone: 510-433-1000
Email: john@wbslawyers.com
University of San Francisco SOL; San Francisco CA
John is the firm's founding partner. He has 39 years of experience representing plaintiffs in workplace sexual harassment, gender discrimination and personal injury law.
The #MeToo movement has taken the nation by storm and changed several California laws in its wake. Senate Bill 820, known as STAND (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosures) Act lifts the veil of secrecy surrounding settlement agreements that involve workplace sexual harassment. The rampant use of nondisclosure agreements in the corporate and political world was a long-standing practice, which allowed repeat offenders to continue sexually harassing colleagues without a...
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