News & Analysis as of September 23, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

Expanded Whistleblower Protections Impact Confidentiality Policies and Agreements

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 5/20/2015

All employers should review their confidentiality policies and agreements to ensure adequate protections for whistleblowers in the wake of recent actions by both the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the National...more

Executive Labor Summary - April/May 2015

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/29/2015

NLRB “quickie election” rule takes effect - On April 6, President Obama vetoed a joint resolution of Congress that sought to block the “quickie election” rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board....more

Can You Keep a Secret? The SEC Says to Ask Carefully

Baker Donelson on 4/22/2015

Employers have a lot to be worried about. Employees are given access to trade secrets, customer lists, financial accounts, and other highly sensitive, confidential information. Most employers attempt to deter improper use of...more

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

Winstead PC on 4/14/2015

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

NLRB and SEC Impose Restrictions on Workplace Policies and Confidentiality Agreements

Williams Mullen on 4/13/2015

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

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/1/2015

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

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