No Limitation of Protected Activities Clause Samples
No Limitation of Protected Activities. You understand that nothing in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the foregoing general release of claims and the covenant not to sue, or in any prior agreement you may have entered into with the Company (including obligations contained in an agreement attached to this Agreement as Attachment A) should be construed as discouraging or prohibiting you (a) from disclosing information in good faith to any federal, state, or local governmental agency, legislative body, or official (or staff member to the foregoing) regarding an alleged violation of law or regulation or otherwise participating in an investigation by such agency, legislative body, or official; (b) from discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour violations, sexual assault, violations of public policy, an unfair labor practice, or any other conduct that you have reason to believe is unlawful; or (c) providing information, raising concerns, or making disclosures to any government or regulatory agency or under any rule, regulation or program promulgated by a government entity or regulatory agency, including those disclosures that are protected under applicable law, including, without limitation, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act, and any rule or regulation promulgated by the SEC, DOJ, the CFTC, the NLRB, the EEOC, or any other federal, state, or local government agency. By your signature below, you acknowledge and agree that the Company has provided you with written notice below that the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), provides an immunity for the disclosure of a trade secret to report suspected violations of law and/or in an anti-retaliation lawsuit, as follows:
a. An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
b. An individual who files a lawsuit against an employer for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to his or her attorney and use the trade secret information in the cou...
