A survey of over 10,000 participants found that 15.30% of tech employees felt silenced by their NDA.

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Axios: How Gretchen Carlson is carrying on the #MeToo fight

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson's advocacy group is launching a new corporate scorecard to shine a light on the secretive practices companies use to silence workers about sexual harassment and discrimination.

Why it matters: The idea behind the Lift Our Voices scoring system is to track employers' use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and forced arbitration (secret courts outside the public system) — similar to how other surveys examine benefits like health insurance or paid leave.

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Forbes: Gretchen Carlson's Bold Vision: Rewriting The Rules Of American Workplaces

In 2016, Gretchen Carlson sparked a national conversation about workplace harassment and forced arbitration. Today, she’s driving real change with the passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration Act and leading Lift Our Voices to bring transparency and equality to workplaces. Her interview with Moira Forbes highlights her continued efforts to protect workers' rights, including her push for new legislation to protect the rights of American workers.

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HR Brew: It’s getting harder for some employers to force workers into arbitration

In March 2022, Congress enacted a law limiting employers’ ability to mandate that employees pursue sexual assault or harassment claims through arbitration, rather than in court. The legislation was championed by former Fox News hosts Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, whose nonprofit, Lift Our Voices, advocates to end employment clauses that prevent workers from going public with claims about toxic workplaces.

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NPR: How NDAs left the office and entered our homes

One legal document has quietly reigned supreme in American board rooms, film sets, and sometimes even homes: non-disclosure agreements. Journalist Gretchen Carlson knows all too well the lengths workplace NDAs can go to silence employees, especially employees who speak out against mistreatment.

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