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Non-disclosure agreements are commonplace in sexual harassment cases, but they’re being misused to silence people

  • Written by Regina Featherstone, Social Justice Practitioner in Residence/Senior Lawyer, University of Sydney
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Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) came into public consciousness during the #MeToo movement after multiple women spoke out with sexual harassment allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Weinstein systematically used NDAs to silence victim-survivors. It’s a major reason it took years for his behaviour to be made public....

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