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Judy Woodruff:
A piece of legislation limiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements in sexual harassment disputes is headed to President Biden's desk for his signature after the House of Representatives passed it in a bipartisan vote.
Lisa Desjardins has our report on the Speak Out Act and who it will impact most.
Lisa Desjardins:
Roughly one-third of American workers are bound by some form of a nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, preventing what they can say about their work experience.
The Speak Out Act, about to become law, would mean that NDAs signed when employees take their job could no longer stop them from speaking out about sexual harassment or abuse. It's a systemic change coming directly from the MeToo movement and from this woman, Julie Roginsky, co-founder of Lift Our Voices, a nonprofit dedicated to ending workplace rules that favor harassers and abusers.
Julie, thank you for joining me.
Help us understand, how many workers would the Speak Out Act affect, and roughly how?
Transcript of the video news here:
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A piece of legislation limiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements in sexual harassment disputes is headed to President Biden's desk for his signature after the House of Representatives passed it in a bipartisan vote.
Lisa Desjardins has our report on the Speak Out Act and who it will impact most.
Lisa Desjardins:
Roughly one-third of American workers are bound by some form of a nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, preventing what they can say about their work experience.
The Speak Out Act, about to become law, would mean that NDAs signed when employees take their job could no longer stop them from speaking out about sexual harassment or abuse. It's a systemic change coming directly from the MeToo movement and from this woman, Julie Roginsky, co-founder of Lift Our Voices, a nonprofit dedicated to ending workplace rules that favor harassers and abusers.
Julie, thank you for joining me.
Help us understand, how many workers would the Speak Out Act affect, and roughly how?
Transcript of the video news here:
Congress passes law banning non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
A bill limiting the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment disputes is headed to President Biden’s desk after the House of Representatives passed the legislation in a bipartisan vote. Lisa Desjardins reports on the Speak Out Act and who it will impact most.
www.pbs.org
