Under Nondisclosure Agreements, Companies Like the Washington Post Will Continue to Silence Whistleblowers

Danny Weil @ Truthout - By its own admission, The Washington Post Company (WaPo) has been the subject of 16 whistleblower lawsuits claiming fraudulent business practices at their subsidiary Kaplan University over the past several years.

Over the past 12 months, WaPo has settled at least three of these lawsuits, as well as a claim that they misled students in North Carolina at a dental school. In each case, WaPo has admitted to no wrongdoing, but has provided a financial settlement agreement containing a "nondisclosure" agreement muzzling claimants into silence.  Read more.