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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 5 Minutes Read June 7, 2019

When sharing is not caring: The high cost of breaching confidentiality

Only a very small percentage of disputes proceed all the way to a hearing or trial. The vast majority settle at some point, for reasons that are fairly well known. One of the key reasons in many cases is confidentiality; often, the parties want to avoid a public hearing and a published judgment that sets out all of the intimate details of the case, as well as the findings of the judge with respect to fault and blameworthiness.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Payroll, Privacy / breach of confidentiality, confidentiality, employment law, settlement agreements, termination of employment

By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 3 Minutes Read February 18, 2015

Breaching confidentiality provisions of a settlement agreement can cost you!

To discourage the disclosure of details of settlements to third parties, confidentiality provisions are often included in settlement agreements between an employer and a former employee.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Payroll, Union Relations / confidentiality clause, confidentiality provision, disclosing the terms of the settlement, employee breached the confidentiality provision of a settlement agreement, employment law, negotiation process, restrictive covenant, settlement agreements

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read May 28, 2014

Non-disclosure clauses in human rights settlements: Understand them before you sign on the dotted line

At the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), a settlement is sometimes reached without having to resort to a hearing. If so, parties will sign a “Minutes of Settlement” agreement, which will almost always contain a non-disclosure clause outlining what can be said, if anything, in regard to the settlement. In the event that a party breaches the non-disclosure agreement, they may find themselves returning to the Tribunal sooner than expected.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / 2011 HRTO 106, 2012 HRTO 1939, 4137566 Canada v. Clements, breach of confidentiality, Breach of confidentiality clauses, breaches the non-disclosure agreement, Canadian Tire, contract law, discrimination, employment law, employment relationship, HR issues, human rights settlements, Human Rights Tribunal Ontario, Kevin Sambrano, Minutes of Settlement agreement, Non-disclosure clauses, non-disclosures, settlement agreements, Tremblay v. 1168531 Ontario Inc.

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