Ending Workplace Misconduct Secrecy: New Employee Rights
New rules aim to better protect employees from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation at work. Employers must establish clear procedures for reporting and investigating such cases, and confidentiality clauses in settlements cannot prevent disclosure to authorities. This means greater transparency and the ability for every employee to assert their rights.
Key points
Employers must establish clear procedures for reporting and investigating discrimination, harassment, and retaliation within one year of the act's enactment.
Employees can report misconduct confidentially, and employers must ensure prompt and impartial investigations.
Nondisclosure clauses in settlement agreements cannot prevent employees from disclosing information about unlawful conduct to Congress, government agencies, or law enforcement.
Employers cannot intimidate or discourage employees from disclosing information to authorities, even if a nondisclosure agreement was signed.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be responsible for receiving reports of violations and issuing guidelines for employer compliance.
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