Washington State's Silenced No More Act. In 2022, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Silenced No More Act (HB 1795), which limits the use of workplace non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements, commonly known as NDAs.
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.
Philippine courts generally recognize NDAs as enforceable contracts, provided they meet the essential requisites of a valid contract under Article 1318 of the Civil Code: consent, object, and cause. Under Article 1318 of the Civil Code, for an NDA to be valid, there must be mutual consent between the parties.
Washington has restricted noncompete agreements since 2020 by prohibiting their use unless the following apply: The worker earns more than a minimum compensation amount, which is adjusted annually. For 2024, the threshold is $120,559.99 for employees and $301,399.98 for independent contractors.
An NDA requires the recipient to take reasonable measures to keep the information confidential and prohibits each recipient from disclosing it to any unauthorized party. This way, your information is only used by those who you want to use it, and then only for the purposes you want it used for.
Washington State's Silenced No More Act. In 2022, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Silenced No More Act (HB1795), which limits the use of workplace non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements, commonly known as NDAs.
As of June 9, 2022, Washington State's Silenced No More Act (the “Act”) took effect. The Act affects all employers entering into employment and settlement agreements with Washington employees, limiting the topics that can be included in nondisclosure or nondisparagement provisions in these agreements.
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 ...