The council passed the legislation with the hope that it would improve transparency and promote an ethical working environment, after the indictment of a city councilor who required staff to sign NDAs in order to work for her.

The Boston City Council voted to ban councilors from requiring their staff to enter into non-disclosure agreements as a condition of their employment, in response to a federal indictment that

After Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested, a ban on using non-disclosure agreements as a condition of employment gained momentum.

Councilors filed the proposal for consideration earlier this year. A six-count federal indictment which alleges Councilor Fernandes-Anderson orchestrated a kickback scheme while in office, also found she required her staff to sign NDAs.

Indicted Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who was federally charged for an alleged kickback scheme, says she can’t afford the fees of her court-appointed attorney.