morals clause
Conduct termination provision
A morals clause is a contractual provision allowing termination if one party engages in behavior deemed disgraceful, scandalous, or damaging to reputation.
Common in entertainment, sports, and endorsement contracts, these clauses protect employers and brands from association with misconduct: The studio invoked the morals clause after the actor's arrest.
What constitutes a violation is often vaguely defined, giving the enforcing party considerable discretion.
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- personal conductIndividual behavioral choices
bad behavior · termination · scandal · reputation · public image · breach · conduct · infidelity · celebrity · endorsement · brand deal · firing · disrepute · fall from grace · violation · standards · accountability · employment
- endorsement dealsbrand ambassador, sponsorship, product placement, celebrity endorsement, influencer deal
- vice lawssodomy laws, obscenity laws, blue laws, adultery laws, indecency laws
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