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2023 Trade Secrets End of Year Report

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2023 was a banner year for trade secrets, non-competes, and other restrictive covenants. Employee non-competes continued to garner attention at the federal agency level, drawing commentary and action from the Federal Trade...more

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NLRB, OSHA Pledge to Partner on Increased Enforcement Efforts

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two agencies have agreed to work together to...more

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New York Labor Law Amendments Target Captive Audience Meetings

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on September 6, 2023, which expands Section 201-d of the New York Labor Law to provide employees with protection from the political and religious ideologies of their employer. The...more

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Minnesota Reforms Law to Ban (Almost) All Noncompete Agreements

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Agreements not to compete have existed as part of the common law for hundreds of years.1 These restraining agreements are designed to reduce economic harm to an employer when a “key” employee departs and are often required at...more

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Noncompetes Are in the NLRB’s Crosshairs – Can Trade Secret Protections Save Them?

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Can you still have noncompete agreements with your employees? What if you explicitly state that the agreement protects trade secrets or other proprietary information? There has been a lot of buzz about this issue, and...more

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NLRB General Counsel Says Non-Compete Agreements Usually Violate U.S. Labor Law

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The increasingly loud anti-non-compete chorus gained another voice last week. On May 30, 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued Memorandum GC-23-08 (“Memo”), in which she posits that the...more

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The Labor Law Insider - Pause Before You Discipline: NLRB Turns Against Civility in Lion Elastomers Decision

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Host Tom Godar and his guest Rufino Gaytán tackle the newly expanded protections offered employees under the National Labor Relations Board’s Lion Elastomers decision, published May 1, 2023. As part of the ping-pong effect of...more

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It’s Not Just the NLRB Watching You - NLRB Adds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Its Ever Growing List of Interagency...

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On March 7, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“CFPB MOU”) that created a formal partnership between the two agencies. Per...more

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NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum on Electronic Monitoring of Employees

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On October 31, 2022, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a Memorandum regarding new challenges that employers will face for the electronic monitoring and algorithmic...more

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Beware - Increased Scrutiny on NDAs

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​​​​​​​Last month, a Maine law went into effect banning the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that have the effect of silencing employee complaints of workplace misconduct. It is merely the latest in a growing list of...more

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U.S. Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Align to End Retaliation,...

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Joint Initiative Launches With Online Dialogue Nov. 17 - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today...more

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Private Employers Beware as NLRB Ramps Up Enforcement

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During the Obama administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) aimed at employment policies prohibiting employees’ use of private employers’ equipment, including work emails and IT resources, and certain policies...more

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Seven Things To Know About The Biden NLRB’s New “Road Map”

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The NLRB General Counsel’s Office is not wasting any time making changes to national labor law policy. General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued her third memorandum in just two months. Abruzzo’s first memo,...more

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NLRB General Counsel Memorandum Reveals New Enforcement Strategy Affecting All Employers

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In her first memorandum as General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo laid out a clear agenda for the new enforcement priorities of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). All unionized and nonunionized private sector employers...more

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NLRB Asks D.C. Circuit to Revive Review of Joint Employer Standard Under BFI; Hy-Brand Decision Vacated Following NLRB Ethics...

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On March 1, 2018, the Deputy Associate General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) asked the D.C. Circuit to revive its review of the Obama-era Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (“BFI”)...more

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Raising the Stakes: National Labor Relations Board Expands Remedies for Labor Law Violations

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The price of poker just went up for employers facing unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, or Board). On October 24, 2014, the NLRB asserted that it had broad authority to order...more

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NLRB Continues Its Busy Summer with Important New Decisions on Weingarten Rights, Noel Canning Issues

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The National Labor Relations Board continued its busy summer over the past two weeks. First, the Board issued a decision reaffirming the importance it places on an employee’s Weingarten rights, even if they impede an...more

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How to Avoid Being the Next Casualty in the EEOC’s War on Employee Separation Agreements

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In its current Strategic Enforcement Plan, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that it is fed up with and will target employer “policies and practices that discourage or prohibit individuals from exercising...more

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Failed Attempts to Enforce Employee Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreements: On Employees of Acquired Companies in North...

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Non-competition and confidentiality agreements can serve as invaluable tools to safeguard against the loss of confidential and proprietary information through current and former employees. However, recent state and federal...more

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The National Labor Relations Board 2013 Year in Review - An Overview of the Board’s Significant Actions

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Introduction - From the looks of it, 2013 was a very rough year for the National Labor Relations Board (Board)! Last year, we reported that the Board would face some serious legal battles in 2013. Some of those...more

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Employment And Labor Law Alert: Expect The NLRB's Aggressive Agenda To Go Full-Speed Ahead Following Griffin's Confirmation

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Now that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Richard Griffin, Jr. as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board, employers can expect the NLRB to continue its aggressive enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act. ...more

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A Decade In The Making: What Employers Can Expect From A Fully Staffed NLRB

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On July 30, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed all five of President Obama’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”), marking the first time in 10 years that the NLRB has a full complement...more

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