Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2007: An Act concerning nondisclosure agreements relative to sexual harassment and discrimination
Status: Failed, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
An act of sexual harassment, as defined in subsection 18 of section 1 of this chapter, between the employer and an employee or between employees occurring in the workplace or at work-related events off the employment premises coordinated by or through the employer, or between the employer and an employee off the employment premises. (3) An act of discrimination based on sex, gender identity or sexual orientation, as described in section 4 of this chapter, between the employer and an employee or between employees occurring in the workplace or at work-related events off the employment premises c.
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
An act of sexual harassment, as defined in subsection 18 of section 1 of this chapter, between the employer and an employee or between employees occurring in the workplace or at work-related events off the employment premises coordinated by or through the employer, or between the employer and an employee off the employment premises. (3) An act of discrimination based on sex, gender identity or sexual orientation, as described in section 4 of this chapter, between the employer and an employee or between employees occurring in the workplace or at work-related events off the employment premises coordinated by or through the employer, or between the employer and an employee off the employment premises. (4) An act of retaliation against a person for reporting any incident described in paragraphs (1) through (3), inclusive, or against a person for cooperating in the investigation of the report of any incident described in paragraphs (1) through (3), inclusive. (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in a civil matter described in subsection (a), a court shall not enter, by stipulation or otherwise, an order that restricts the disclosure of information in a manner that conflicts with subsection (a). (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a provision that shields the identity of the claimant/victim and all facts that could lead to the …