{"id":29151,"date":"2016-09-02T13:33:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T17:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=29151"},"modified":"2016-09-02T14:01:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:01:19","slug":"speaking-of-non-disparagement-clauses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=29151","title":{"rendered":"Speaking of non-disparagement clauses…"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’ll sign one if you volunteer for Donald Trump.<\/h2>\n

I read this tidbit from 538’s Significant Digits and thought, “Could this be the bridge too far?” in the non-disclosure\/non-disparagement employment contract business?<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n

2,271 words<\/em><\/h2>\n

If you sign up to volunteer making phone calls for the Donald Trump campaign, you might want to retain counsel. Would-be volunteers are required to sign an unusual 2,271-word non-disclosure agreement. Among its stipulations: A volunteer must promise not to disparage Trump \u201cduring the term of your service and at all times thereafter.\u201d For-ev-er<\/a>. [The Cincinnati Enquirer<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

P.S. Here’s my post about the letter a smart employment lawyer, Rita Tobin, wrote to the Times about these clauses and why there shouldn’t be any. <\/a><\/p>\n

P.P.S. And here’s the full ThinkProgress story about this. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You’ll sign one if you volunteer for Donald Trump. I read this tidbit from 538’s Significant Digits and thought, “Could this be the bridge too far?” in the non-disclosure\/non-disparagement employment contract business? What do you think? 2,271 words If you … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337,1095],"tags":[626],"class_list":["post-29151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","category-politics","tag-non-disparagement-clauses"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t