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Featured on Employment Law This Week: NJ Senate Advances Ban on
Sex Harassment Confidentiality Agreements.
The New Jersey Senate wants no more secrecy around harassment
claims. On a 34-to-1 vote, the chamber approved legislation banning
confidentiality agreements involving sexual harassment claims. The
bill is still pending in the House, where a vote is expected in the
next few weeks. The legislation would also allow victims to keep
their identities confidential and would establish jurisdiction in
Superior Court, arguably bypassing arbitration agreements.
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