Silicon Valley has become a hub for whistleblowers. The most notable example is ex-Facebook employee Frances HaugenAfter revealing documents that indicated the company’s awareness of the damage its products are causing, he testified before Congress this week.

This week also, California Governor Gavin Newsom signedSilenced No More Act: Employers are prohibited from using nondisclosure agreements in order to silence discrimination complaints.

Ifeoma Ozoma was a former employee of Pinterest and spent much of her time trying to make a space safe for whistleblowers. Ozoma will join another Black ex-Pinterest employee in 2020. went publicThey were able to make claims about discrimination and retaliation while working for the social media company.

Ozoma released a new online service for free on Wednesday resource guideFor tech workers considering filing workplace complaints. The “Tech Worker Handbook” is a guide Ozoma calls to those in need of basic information about how to tell their story and what to do next.

Ozoma, a 29-year-old woman said it is “very depressing stuff once you get into” the interview. When you consider the many expenses that you will need to plan for, when making the decision to leave your company, this is an important one to take for you and your loved ones. If we don’t provide any support and resources, I believe we are doing people a disservice. This basically means, “throw yourself in the lion’s den and good fortune.”

Ozoma’s first-day guide saw over 35,000 visits to the site. This was a huge success and has been praised by many in the business. Ozoma is the owner of the domain. To help with the guide, she’s reached out to dozens of IT workers and other organizations.

CNBC interviewed her about the hundreds of questions she received from employees since launching the guide. They wanted to know how they could get involved or if their company should be publicized. Ellen PaoReddit former CEO Reddit investor – he is who suedKleiner Perkins, venture company that specializes in gender discrimination, has praised Ozoma for her work.

Pao stated that “I believe it’s extremely important to set peoples’ expectations.” “Your company will be after you, like we saw in the PR smear about Frances,” Pao said. She was referring specifically to Facebook’s discrediting of Haugen following and during her testimony.

Ozoma explained that she is not trying to get people to blow the whistle. She wants to help them understand their options. This guide contains pages that provide advice and resources on legal issues, media, security precautions, as well as other topics.

Workers are asked several questions before they can speak out in an assessment. Ozoma cautions workers about possible income loss and poor health as a consequence of losing their job. When she quit Pinterest, she said that she was required to purchase health insurance at $900 per month.

Erika Cheung is another prominent whistleblower in Silicon Valley. She is one of the most prominent whistleblowers in Silicon Valley. Theranos employeesOne person came forward claiming that the company’s blood-testing results were faulty.

Ozoma, Cheung and others spoke out months ago on the many costs workers face when they speak up about workplace conditions. Ozoma has included Cheung’s voice as part of the guide.

Cheung explained in the handbook, “You’ll face retaliation as well and many difficulties navigating through the legal system. But the thing that kept my going was knowing the company was wrong” and that they were causing damage to others by concealing one defect in their products. When I faced difficult situations, that anchor was what I turned too. 

Ozoma explained that the Silenced No More Act was and still is the result of more than one year of organizing lobbying. Ozoma was a sponsor of the bill, and she helped to gather support from thousands in the technology industry.

She stated that the skills she acquired from various roles in public policy were used to help her. Google FacebookPinterest.

She said that she learned to communicate with the press and work with policymakers. It’s been a fascinating way to use these lessons, but not only for my employer.

Ozoma claimed that she used to work with colleagues who were former employees of each of her employers. This meant sometimes that she had to educate people without the same experience.

Ozoma explained that “most people in the technology industry don’t know how legislation works.” It’s taken a lot of effort to meet with senators. Zoomrequesting supporters to participate in hour-long calls to voice their support for the bill.

Ozoma has one person Ariella SteinhornLioness founder and CEO, an organization that assists workers to tell the stories of their misconduct claims. Lioness has published essayIn September, 21 Blue Origin employees (both current and former) described the following a toxic work cultureAt the Jeff BezosSpace company that is based in the United States.

Steinhorn said, “We are supportive and humbled by Ifeoma’s important work in this area.”

Steinhorn said that after failing to communicate their story internally, there has been an increase in workers coming from tech industries.

Ozoma’s guidebook is a must-have, she stated. It is often difficult to reconcile the realities and images of companies.

Ozoma now lives in Santa Fe (New Mexico), where she relocated in 2020. She won’t be able to see the California bill’s immediate effects, but she is pushing to have language from the law included in NDAs for shareholders and company executives.

David Barrett, Expensify’s CEO, spoke about his company. ProtocolHe agreed to add a sentence to NDAs that said “Nothing in these agreements prevents you discussing or disclosing any information regarding unlawful acts at work, like harassment, discrimination, or any other conduct you believe to be unlawful.”

Ozoma stated that she hopes similar legislation in California will be inspired by other states. This is especially important as distributed workforces are becoming the norm. 

CNBC spoke with Chelsey Glason who was a Google employee for five years and said that Ozoma’s efforts on the bill inspired to contact Washington State legislators. She stated that they are open to the idea of possibly matching the bill. 

Glasson filed a lawsuitAfter the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission launched an investigation into the claim of discrimination in pregnancy, Google was sued. Her trial will be held in January.

Glasson’s lawsuit led to a bill being passed by the Washington state Senate. It extended the time limit for filing a discrimination claim against pregnancy from six months up to one year.

Ozoma gives whistleblowers a “sense of community”, she stated.

Glasson stated, “I still hear so many workers experiencing misconduct and scared because they don’t know what to do,”

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