A new law is giving workers more opportunity to report sexual misconduct on the job. President Biden signed the Speak Out Act Wednesday, which allows employees to be released from certain non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs.

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, who is also a former CBS News correspondent, led the effort to get the law passed with former Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky. For them, the Speak Out Act is about changing a culture rooted in silence.

"If you are … one of the millions of workers in America who signed a non-disclosure agreement on your very first day of work, you now are able to raise your hand and say, 'My boss or my colleague is sexually harassing me,' or 'I was sexually assaulted,' and nobody's going to be able to prevent you up until the moment that you file a lawsuit," Roginsky said.

It is not unusual for companies and employers to use NDAs, which can help protect trade secrets. But the agreements have also been used to cover up bad behavior.

CBS News legal analyst Rikki Kleiman said employees who had certain clauses within their employment agreements really couldn't tell anyone about sexual assault or harassment in the workplace before the Speak Out Act.

"If you spoke out and you knew about these clauses, you knew you could be sued," Kleiman said. "Also, there's an atmosphere of fear about speaking out and being the only voice, that maybe you'll never work again."

In 2016 and 2017, Carlson and Roginsky came forward with sexual...

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