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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 4, December 2023

Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 - On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

SEC Settlement A Reminder for Employers: Review Your Separation Agreements

by Mark Wiletsky Mark Wiletsky Companies routinely use separation agreements with departing employees.  Through those agreements, the employee receives some type of separation benefit (typically a payment or severance), and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, April 2023

Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements - In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work...more

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NLRB Concludes that Separation Agreement Provisions Prohibiting Disparagement and Requiring Confidentiality of Agreement Terms...

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In its recent decision in McLaren Macomb, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) concluded that provisions in employment separation agreements prohibiting disparagement of the employer and requiring...more

International Lawyers Network

Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: What US: Washington State Companies Need To Know

Below are summaries of recent laws adopted in Washington State that could be interpreted as relating to the #MeToo movement. Some of them directly address sexual harassment and sexual assault; others are directed at providing...more

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II-25 – Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Employers in 2018

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From federal agency changes to anticipated developments in sexual harassment, paid leave, overtime, and marijuana use, this episode of Employment Law Now provides ten issues that employers should resolve to understand in the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - July 2015

The July 2015 edition of Employment Flash covers a number of developments, including: the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that job applicants need only show that a religious accommodation was a factor in denying employment to...more

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The SEC Joins the NLRB and EEOC in the Assault on Employee Confidentiality Agreements and Policies in Workplace Investigations

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On April 1, 2015, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its first settlement of a whistleblower enforcement action against a company for using confidentiality agreements to stifle the...more

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NLRB and SEC Impose Restrictions on Workplace Policies and Confidentiality Agreements

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During the last few years, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has been aggressively reviewing employers’ confidentiality policies, as well as other work rules regarding, among other things, social media, use of the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SEC Cracks Down on Agreement Requiring In-House Reporting of Fraud Complaint

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that it had made good on its prior promises to take a hard look at employment agreements and policies that could be viewed as attempting to keep securities fraud...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

2014 Labor And Employment Law Checklist

Each year, LP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope that you find this 2014...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2013 Is Here – Are You “Employment Ready”

As we presented at our December 2012 Breakfast with Bradley program, the governmental agencies responsible for the enforcement of the employment laws and regulations continue to expand their reach by issuing pro employee...more

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