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.
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 ...
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.
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.
To create a Non-Disclosure Agreement, include the following information: The parties' names and contact information. The length of the non-disclosure period. The scope and definition of the confidential information. The obligations of the Non-Disclosure Agreement. The ownership and return information.
2. NDAs are enforceable when they are signed — if they are properly drafted and executed.
If you need an NDA, looking at templates online isn't a bad place to start, but ideally you should work with a lawyer who can write a simple NDA for you or tweak the one you have. You may be able to find someone in your community who can do it for a few hundred bucks.
Typically, a legal professional writing the NDA will complete these steps: Step 1 - Describe the scope. Which information is considered confidential? ... Step 2 - Detail party obligations. Step 3 - Note potential exclusions. Step 4 - Set the term. Step 5 - Spell out consequences.