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Fwd: Good news from DC:
From: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:05:10 +0000
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Paul Alan Levy <plevy () citizen org> Date: Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 2:38 PM Subject: Good news from DC: To: dave () farber net <dave () farber net>
From my perspective, darkness will soon descend on Washington, and I fear
how long it might be. But there was a piece of good news today: the bill forbidding non-disparagement clauses in form consumer contracts became law yesterday. As of March 14, 2017, any form contract with a clause purporting to bar consumers from offering their honest views about a company will become void ab initio. http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2016/12/federal-statute-barring-non-disparagement-clauses-is-enacted.html And as a DC soccer fan, I was pleased to be told that my team, DC United, is revising the language in ITS form contract that said otherwise Paul Alan Levy Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 588-7725 http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=396 Twitter: @paulalanlevy Public Citizen Foundation participates in the Combined Federal Campaign with the CFC Code 11168 ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/18849915-ae8fa580 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-aa268125 Unsubscribe Now: https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-32545cb4&post_id=20161215150528:D1178B98-C301-11E6-954A-8C882223C6F1 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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