Leverage comes from having something that someone else cares about. You have the ability to talk about and disparage the company. The company wants you to not h

Leverage comes from having something that someone else cares about. You have the ability to talk about and disparage the company. The company wants you to not have that ability. They want this so much that they're willing to pay you even if you don't have immediate plans to do anything. That's leverage. How is it blackmail if the company is the one offering the money?