Mr. Weinstein, whose abuse of women was exposed by The New York Times in October, also has used confidentiality agreements. Under the tax bill spearheaded by Republicans, a hypothetical company that paid a $10 million sexual abuse settlement would not be able to take a deduction on that amount if the payout had a nondisclosure agreement attached to it. The bill refers to settlements or payments “related” to sexual harassment or sexual abuse, he said, but what if only one portion of the allegations is about sexual harassment? And does it matter if the sexual harassment was merely an allegation, or does there need to be evidence of sexual harassment? Democrats have heavily criticized the proposed tax bill and complained they were shut out of the legislative process.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2017 23:29 UTC