The New Jersey Legislature is considering legislation that could reshape a provision in many workplace contracts in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Nondisclosure agreements are required by many companies as a condition of employment. Originally their function was to protect trade secrets. The language often was boilerplate, and the purpose was, for the most part, practical and noncontroversial. Fast forward to 2018, and the age of Weinstein and #MeToo, and NDAs have gone from relatively obscure contractual tool to water-cooler fodder for attorneys and laymen alike, known less as an instrument to defend corporate secrets and more as ...
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