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The Sound of Silence: Another Look at Witness-Silence Agreements
The ethical pitfalls of non-disclosure agreements have received renewed attention in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Less frequently discussed — but equally problematic for prosecuting sexual harassment and other employment law cases — are agreements that prohibit individuals from serving as witnesses in other cases. As Paul Simon [...]
District Court Holds that Pregnancy Fits Within the NCEEPA’s Prohibition of “Sex” Discrimination
In 2017, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided N.C Dept. of Corrections v. Gibson, 308 N.C. 131 (2017). Gibson frequently appears in wrongful discharge in violation of North Carolina public policy (“WDPP”) briefs, especially when the plaintiffs’ claims rely on the North Carolina Equal Employment Practices Act (“NCEEPA”) for [...]
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