settlement agreements

March 27, 2026 2:00 pmMarch 27, 2026 2:01 pm

Part 2, Title 14, Chapter 3.5 deals with confidential settlement agreements in civil actions in California. Section 1001 provides that a provision within a settlement agreement that prevents or restricts the disclosure of factual information related to a claim filed...

Prohibited Confidential Settlement Agreements

March 8, 2023 6:52 amMarch 8, 2023 6:57 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure contains several prohibitions on certain settlement agreements. Part 2, Title 14, Chapter 3.5 deals with confidential settlement agreements and, in Section 1001, provides that a provision within a settlement agreement that prevents or restricts the...

California Adds New Exception for Use of No-rehire Agreements

September 14, 2020 8:18 pmSeptember 14, 2020 8:19 pm

Assembly Bill 2143, by Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Monterey), was enacted during the 2020 Legislative Session to expand the number of categories for which no-rehire agreements are allowed. The bill was signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 11 as...