The public accusations against Weinstein helped ignite the #MeToo movement, which also led to changes in the use of NDAs, says Alexandra Coll, a professor at the City University of New York School of Law. She co-founded the Purple Campaign, a nonprofit organization that addressed workplace sexual harassment.
Workplace-related NDAs initially protected proprietary business information before being extended to any information that was in a company’s interest to keep confidential, Coll notes. After it became public that this often included harassment and abuse, she helped advocate for new laws to address those issues.
