Whistleblowers can’t be muzzled under new Washington law

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Whistleblowers can’t be muzzled under new Washington law

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Nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements between employers and employees are prohibited in Washington as of June 9 under a new state law. Existing agreements also are declared void and unenforceable.
The “Silenced No More Act,” passed this year, strengthens existing whistleblower protections for workers.
According to the Legislature, such agreements, increasingly required by employers, “perpetuate illegal conduct by silencing those who are victims or who have knowledge of illegal discrimination, illegal harassment, illegal retaliation, wage and hour violations, or sexual assault.”
That undercuts a clear state and federal interest in uncovering illegal activity in the workplace, the law's rationale says.
Employers...
Source: https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/whistleblowers-cant-be-muzzled-under-new-washington-law?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators

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