(legal): UPL tweaks and whistleblower compliance carveout #6
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Targeted edits to reduce legal risk exposure in the legal plugin.
Changes:
1. UPL-safe language (2 files)
- Changed "assess risk" → "classify risk factors" in plugin descriptions
- Classification framing positions the tool as organizing information
rather than rendering legal judgment
2. Whistleblower carveout (2 files)
- Updated NDA default carveouts to explicitly note that no advance
notice is required for regulatory/whistleblower disclosures
- Addresses SEC Rule 21F-17(a) which prohibits NDAs that impede SEC
whistleblower communications
- Reflects active enforcement: 7 companies paid $3M+ in Sept 2024
(https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-118)
- DOJ and OSHA issued joint statement (Jan 2025) targeting NDAs that
deter whistleblower reporting
No functional changes. All edits are to guidance text and defaults.
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Summary
Targeted edits to reduce legal risk exposure in the legal plugin. No functional changes.
Changes
UPL-safe language (2 files)
Whistleblower carveout (2 files)
Risk Reduced