As of #January 1st, #2019, #California #CCPsection1001 #SB820 #prohibits #public and #private #employers of any size from #settling #lawsuits and #claims to prevent disclosure of #information regarding #sexualharassment. #EskridgeLaw

California #CCPsection1001 also applies to #lawsuits and #claims regarding #sexaulassault, #workplaceharassment, #discrimination, #sex, and #retaliation. #EskridgeLaw

Under new #California #law #SB820, any #workplace #settlement for #sexualharassment that prevents #factual #disclosure is void on the grounds of #publicpolicy. #EskridgeLaw #NoConfidentiality

This update to #California #law #SB820 would #eliminate #secret #settlements that have been #silencing #survivors of #harassment and #assault. #EskridgeLaw

Could the new #California #law prohibiting #secret #settlements #stop settlements altogether? Companies may be less willing to enter into settlements if the facts become #public, putting them at #risk, alongside the #defendant. #EskridgeLaw

Under the new #California #law #SB820, there are still some #nondisclosure provisions, such as the #amount of the #settlement, the #claimant’s identity, and any #facts related to the claimant’s identity. #EskridgeLaw

This new #California #law #SB820 only applies to #claims raised by a #lawsuit, not a #severance agreement or a #settlement based on a #demandletter. #EskridgeLaw