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NLRB Gets Busy – Part 2 NLRB Incursion Into Non-Unionized Workplace

by Michelle Bush, Charles Einsiedler, Jr. | Pierce Atwood LLP on 2/12/2013

In January, we told you about recent activity by the National Labor Relations Board that overturned or departed from settled precedent. As promised, in Part 2 of this Alert series we summarize recent decisions where the...more

Sixth Circuit Confirms Exempt Status of Mortgage Loan Originators

by Kara Shea | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 2/7/2013

Employers who rely on exempt classifications to avoid paying overtime—and particularly employers in the banking and financial services industries—should take in interest in a recent ruling affirming the exempt status of a...more

Employers Must Examine Their Employee Agreements For Compliance With The National Labor Relations Act

by Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/5/2013

Recently, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Quicken Loans, Inc., which found confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions to be unlawful under the...more

NLRB Judge Rules on Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions

by Morgan Lewis on 1/31/2013

ALJ strikes down provisions in an employment agreement for violating the NLRA, finding they chilled employees' exercise of Section 7 rights. On January 8, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the National Labor...more

NLRB Issues Pair of Decisions Limiting Employer Discipline and Policies Regarding Social Media

by Lisa E. Cleary, Adam Pinto, Catherine A. Williams | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/24/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a pair of decisions helping to clarify the limits on employers’ ability to (1) discipline employees for their social media activities and (2) implement confidentiality...more

Legal Alert: NLRB Judge Finds Confidentiality And Non-Disparagement Provisions In Employment Agreement Violate NLRA

by Jaclyn West | FordHarrison on 1/18/2013

Employers who seek to protect their confidential business information and their reputations by requiring employees to sign employment agreements containing confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses may now face opposition...more

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