Is there a document that can be signed by 2 parties to not discuss an incident that happened at work?
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Is there a document that can be signed by 2 parties to not discuss an incident that happened at work?
There is someone at my old job that is trying to tarnish my good name out of spite. Is there a legal document that I can get them to sign to make them stop talking about me?
Asked on May 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Louisiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they could sign a confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement in which they agree to not say anything at all about an incident, or alternately, to not say anything negative or disparaging about it. To make the agreement enforceable, you'd have to give that person something of value ("consideration") in exchange for their promise to not discuss what you don't want discussed. That thing of value could be money; could be some item or services from you that they want; it could even be your promise to not sue them for defamation for anything already said (of course, for that last thing to have any value to them, they'd have to believe that they did or may have committed defamation and could be sued). Signing such an agreement is voluntary: you cannot force them to sign, only encourage them to do so.
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