A legal source at NBC told THR weeks ago that women who have signed such separation agreements have always been free to tell their stories about sexual harassment
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow hosted Ronan Farrow on her show on Oct. 25 and disclosed that NBCUniversal issued a statement that appeared to release employees from non-disclosure agreements.
The language in the statement – a qualified release on issues of “sexual harassment,” but not discrimination or assault, and asking employees to “contact NBCUniversal” to secure a release – prompted an immediate backlash. about Matt Lauer, including Brooke Nevils, whose November 2017 human resources complaint triggered Lauer’s firing and who tells her story in Ronan Farrow’sNBCUniversal reached an agreement with a second woman who complained about Lauer; she has not made her story public. What the women are not free to talk about are the terms of their separation from the company, including the dollar amount they received.
State laws also have targeted the legal mechanisms that gag complainants. California banned confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements involving sexual assault, sexual harassment or sex discrimination. Last year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the law, known as the STAND Act. It went into effect on Jan. 1.
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