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House passes bill limiting enforceability of employment confidentiality clauses tied to assault and harassment
Summary
HB 55 passed the House after sponsors and colleagues agreed a second substitute clarifies mutuality for non‑employment NDAs and preserves subpoena compliance; sponsor said the change gives victims more ability to speak about workplace wrongdoing. 71–0 vote.
The Utah House of Representatives on Jan. 30, 2024, passed second substitute HB 55, legislation that sponsors described as making non‑disclosure and non‑disparagement clauses unenforceable when they are conditions of employment in matters involving assault or harassment.
Representative Birkland, the bill sponsor on the floor, framed the measure as a step to empower victims and discourage practices that silence employees after workplace misconduct. On the House floor she recounted an "unscientific poll" she conducted…
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