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Fortiter Games / dpmcalister

@fesshole I had a similar clause in a redundancy payoff and was advised that saying something like what the OP says could be classed as a breach of the clause as you are inferring negative comments about the company.

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NilaJones

@FortiterGames @fesshole

If the person advising you doesn't know the difference between implying and inferring, I wouldn't worry about their advice

Fortiter Games / dpmcalister

@NilaJones @fesshole They had a law degree and it was about 10 years ago so that’s probably my error 😉

Natanael ⚠️

@FortiterGames @fesshole you can be less specific. "my lawyer advised me to not answer that question after reviewing my contract"

Log 🪵

@FortiterGames Ah. In the US, the truth shall be sufficient defense against all defamation claims. UK & Europe have defamation laws more favorable to the supposedly injured party.

Having just been let go, it's likely I'd get a bit snarky about it. "How much would you reduce my package if we took this out? Could I get more if I were required to say positive things whenever asked?"

Philippa Cowderoy

@FortiterGames @fesshole Advised by them, or by someone who was being paid to give you legal advice in your own best interest rather than theirs?

Fortiter Games / dpmcalister

@flippac @fesshole A friend with a law degree gave me the advice. No money changed hands.

Philippa Cowderoy

@FortiterGames @fesshole Fair enough. As I suspect you know, never take your opposition's words as legal advice for yourself!

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