CPLR 5003-B — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 5003-A Prompt payment following settlement up ARTICLE 50 Judgments Generally next SECTION 5004 Rate of interest Viewing most recent revision (from 2019-10-18) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2019-10-18 2019-08-16 2018-07-13 2018-04-20 Share Facebook Email SECTION 5003-B Nondisclosure agreements Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 50 § 5003-b. Nondisclosure agreements. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, for any claim or cause of action, whether arising under common law, equity, or any provision of law, the factual foundation for which involves discrimination, in violation of laws prohibiting discrimination, including but not limited to, article fifteen of the executive law, in resolving, by agreed judgment, stipulation, decree, agreement to settle, assurance of discontinuance or otherwise, no employer, its officer or employee shall have the authority to include or agree to include in such resolution any term or condition that would prevent the disclosure of the underlying facts and circumstances to the claim or action unless the condition of confidentiality is the plaintiff's preference. Any such term or condition must be provided to all parties, and the plaintiff shall have twenty-one days to consider such term or condition. If after twenty-one days such term or condition is the plaintiff's preference, such preference shall be memorialized in an agreement signed by all parties. For a period of at least seven days following the execution of such agreement, the plaintiff may revoke the agreement, and the agreement shall not become effective or be enforceable until such revocation period has expired.