{"id":3161,"date":"2021-10-08T07:50:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T05:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/08\/california-companies-can-no-longer-silence-workers-in-victory-for-tech-activists\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T07:50:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T05:50:50","slug":"california-companies-can-no-longer-silence-workers-in-victory-for-tech-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/08\/california-companies-can-no-longer-silence-workers-in-victory-for-tech-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"California companies can no longer silence workers in victory for tech activists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Silenced No More Act makes it illegal for firms to prevent employees from speaking out about harassment or discrimination<\/p>\n

In a major victory for Silicon Valley activists and California workers, the governor has signed a law making it illegal for companies to bar employees from speaking out about harassment and discrimination.<\/p>\n

The new law is the result of hard-fought advocacy work by those in the tech industry who have long spoken out against the restrictive confidentiality arrangements, known as nondisclosure agreements or NDAs, which are intended to protect industry secrets but which has created a culture of silence around wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

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\nSilenced No More Act makes it illegal for firms to prevent employees from speaking out about harassment or discrimination
\nIn a major victory for Silicon Valley activists and California workers, the governor has signed a law making it illegal for companies to bar employees from speaking out about harassment and discrimination.
\nThe new law is the result of hard-fought advocacy work by those in the tech industry who have long spoken out against the restrictive confidentiality arrangements, known as nondisclosure agreements or NDAs, which are intended to protect industry secrets but which has created a culture of silence around wrongdoing. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Silenced No More Act makes it illegal for firms to prevent employees from speaking out about harassment or discrimination In a major victory for Silicon Valley activists and California workers, the governor has signed a law making it illegal for companies to bar employees from speaking out about harassment and discrimination. The new law is …<\/p>\n

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