News & Analysis as of September 25, 2024

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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 -

NLRB Continues Assault on Noncompete Agreements

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/8/2024

As we have previously covered in EmployNews, in June 2023, the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a memo arguing that most noncompete agreements violate Section 7 of the National Labor...more

New NLRB General Counsel Memorandum Continues Trend of Increasing Oversight of Employer Technology Use

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/8/2022

Over the last decade, and arguably accelerated by the pandemic, employers have increasingly relied on new technologies to monitor, manage, and hire employees. Some of these technologies include tracking devices, keyloggers,...more

NLRB Handbook Rules Change Like the Wind Post-Boeing

Vedder Price on 7/10/2018

On June 6, 2018, the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“the NLRB” or “the Board”) published its most recent memo concerning employer handbook policies. The memo’s guidance reflects a stark...more

It’s a Topsy-Turvy Workplace – Right Now, Common Sense is on Top

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/19/2018

Breaking news – sometimes agency guidance, or even enforcement positions, change! A recent example comes from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with its June 6, 2018, memorandum regarding “Guidance on Handbook...more

NLRB Counsel Returns Common Sense To Workplace Rules

Fisher Phillips on 6/15/2018

The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, Peter Robb, recently outlined the agency’s plan of action for evaluating workplace rules in his latest memorandum to regional offices—and the message is welcome news for...more

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