You do not need a lawyer to create and sign a non-disclosure agreement. However, if the information you are trying to protect is important enough to warrant an NDA, you may want to have the document reviewed by someone with legal expertise.
In Part 1 of this series, I explained that Utah courts will enforce Restrictive Covenants (like non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, no-hire clauses, and similar provisions), as long as they are written to protect the employer's “blood, sweat, and tears”—its innovation, investment, goodwill, etc.
2. NDAs are enforceable when they are signed — if they are properly drafted and executed.
Employment contracts or settlement agreements containing nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) or non-disparagement clauses pertaining to sexual misconduct allegations are now void under Utah state law.
Utah lawmakers added redundancy in March with a bill that prohibits NDAs “related to sexual assault and sexual harassment, as a condition of employment.” “The only way that sexual harassment and violence in the workplace happens is when we cannot talk about it and point it out to stop it,” Rep.
Employee inclusive of his/her direct beneficiaries in business, interest and title in recognition of the transfer of Confidential and Proprietary Information to ​Company Name hereby agrees not to directly or indirectly compete with the business of Company name and its successors and assigns during the term of the ...
H.B. 55 adds a new section to the Utah Antidiscrimination Act providing that nondisclosure or non-disparagement clauses regarding sexual misconduct (sexual assault or harassment) required as a condition of employment are against public policy, void and unenforceable.
Non-Disclosure Agreement for Employee Leaving Confidentiality agreements sometimes specify the length of time a worker cannot work for a competitor after leaving his or her workplace. Through this, the former employee cannot use the knowledge received from the previous company to benefit a new employer or earn profits.
Most contracts detail under what circumstances and for what reasons any party can terminate the agreement. Therefore, the termination rights will vary widely between instances. If a contract does not have a termination clause, the involved parties may then defer to common law to find grounds for termination.
No. Non-disparagement clauses are prohibited by the Consumer Review Fairness Act (“the Act”). It is unlawful for a person to offer a form contract containing a non- disparagement clause. The existence of a non- disparagement clause does not void the entire contract – just the specific provision.