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Separation Agreements
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Global Policy Watch
New California Law Restricts Confidentiality Provisions in Employment Settlement, Separation, and Nondisclosure Agreements
Governor Newsom recently signed into law SB 331 to impose a number of new restrictions on employment settlement, separation, and nondisclosure agreements. Here’s an overview of the new requirements, which…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
California’s SB 331 Extends Sweeping Changes to Workplace Settlement and Separation Agreements
In 2018, California passed Senate Bill 820, the STAND Act (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act), in response to the #MeToo movement. SB 820 prohibited the use of confidentiality provisions in…
New York Divorce & Family Law Blog
Requirements to Securing a Judgment of Separation in New York
By Hanna Kirkpatrick, Samantha Guido
We previously posted a blog discussing some basic concepts to think about when deciding whether you and your spouse should consider entering into a separation agreement. The purpose of this…
Blank Rome Workplace
What Happens in the Workplace No Longer Stays in the Workplace: California SB-331’s New Restrictions against Confidentiality Provisions in Separation Agreements
Nicole N. Wentworth On October 7, 2021, California Governor Newsom signed SB-331, also known as the “Silenced No More Act.” The Act substantially restricts the right of employers to include…
New York Divorce & Family Law Blog
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together . . . But Maybe?
By Hanna Kirkpatrick, Samantha Guido
As Taylor Swift once said, “we are never getting back together, like, ever.” Unfortunately, this is the reality for approximately 50% of all married couples. That is because approximately 50%…
Divorce: New York
Delayed Notarization by Mediator Does Not Invalidate Separation Agreement Signed Over Zoom
By Neil Cahn
Does a four-day delay in notarization by the mediator/notary of a separation agreement executed by the parties in a Zoom session with the mediator render the agreement invalid? In his…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Employee Separation Agreements Likely to Face Increased EEOC Scrutiny
By Paul Cowie
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)—the agency tasked with enforcing federal labor laws—was deputized by Congress in 1972 with authority to bring lawsuits against employers for violating anti-discrimination laws and…
Family Law News
Some Things to Consider Before or After Separation
By Max Sutton
The post Some Things to Consider Before or After Separation appeared first on https://bwbfamilylaw.com.au.
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Supreme Court of Washington: Surviving Spouse Gave Up Right to Intestate Succession in Separation Contract
The Supreme Court of Washington held in In Re Estate of Petelle, that the right of a surviving spouse to intestate succession can be waived in a separation contract, even if…
Family
Wife Denied Alimony Despite Earlier Separation Agreement
By Miles Mason
Fayette County, Tennessee Courthouse Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 22 years married (from marriage through separation). Sheila Long Pless v. Robert Eugene Pless The husband and wife in this…