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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 -
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Not-So-Friendly Reminders from the NLRB to Review Your Severance Agreements and Employee Handbooks

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Recent decisions and settlements from the National Labor Relations Board should serve as a not-so-friendly reminder to ensure that your severance agreements and employee handbooks do not run afoul of the National Labor...more

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Ensuring Your Severance Agreements Are Lawful

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​​​​​​​Approximately one year ago, we reported on the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in McLaren Macomb and NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s subsequent interpretation of that decision and what it means for...more

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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

Williams Mullen

More Attacks on Employee Separation Agreements; Now the SEC Joins the Fray

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In early September, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) settled a charge it brought against Monolith Resources, LLC, a Nebraska-based energy and technology company. The SEC claimed in the charge...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements

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In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work memories are separated from work memories. Outside of work, these Lumon Industries employees cannot discuss...more

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

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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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Severance Agreement Restrictions following McLaren Macomb

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On March 22, 2023, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 23-05 (the “Memorandum”) offering guidance to Regional Directors for interpreting the National Labor Relations Board’s (the “NLRB” and the “Board”)...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

NLRB Questions Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Separation Agreements

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Employers terminating employees frequently offer severance payments in exchange for the employees’ entry into a separation agreement.  Generally these separation agreements include a release of claims along with other...more

DarrowEverett LLP

2023 Employment Law Updates: Q1 Developments from Pregnancy to Polyamory

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As we discussed in our annual update back in December, employers continue to see extensive developments on the labor and employment front as they progress through 2023. Aside from the minimum wage increases, pay...more

Dickinson Wright

NLRB’s Combination McLaren Decision and GC Memo KO’s Severance (and Other) Agreements

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In the McLaren Macomb opinion issued last month, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) landed a healthy punch chipping away at what had previously been considered standard severance provisions in...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

The End Of An Era, Separation Agreements In The Wake Of Mclaren Macomb: What Employers Need To Know

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The National Labor Relations Board’s (the “Board”) decision in McLaren Macomb, significantly changes what employers are allowed to include in a departing employees’ severance/separation agreements or packages.  The Board’s...more

Brooks Pierce

NLRB Releases Guidance Restricting Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements

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On March 22, 2023, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a memorandum attempting to clarify the NLRB’s recent decision in McLaren Macomb that employers violate the National Labor Relations...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Held Unlawful by the NLRB

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The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently held that that the “mere proffer” of severance agreements with boilerplate type confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions violate the National Labor Relations...more

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Employers Beware: The NLRB Limits Severance Agreements

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) is making waves yet again. This time the NLRB has held that certain confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements violate Section 7 rights under the...more

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The NLRB Issues a Decision Impacting Non-disparagement and Confidentiality Provisions in Severance Agreements

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently indicated that when drafting severance or general release agreements, employers have to rethink how they use standard non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses. On...more

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NLRB Narrows Permissible Terms in Severance Agreements

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has ruled that that including certain non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). In McLaren...more

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NLRB Holds that Severance Agreement with Broad Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Covenants Violates the NLRA

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On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that including broad confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...more

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NLRB Publishes Advice Memo Finding that Company Maintained Unlawfully Overbroad Work Rules But Did Not Violate NLRA By Discharging...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB’s Division of Advice recently released an Advice Memorandum finding that a security company’s work rules were unlawfully overbroad, but that the company did not violate the National Labor Relations...more

Fisher Phillips

Top 50 Workplace Law Stories Of 2018

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It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more

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“Personal” Pizza: Employee’s Individual Gripe Not Protected Under The NLRA

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A recent decision by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge has re-affirmed that “personal gripes” made by employees are unprotected by federal labor law. This decision comes from the NLRB’s regional office...more

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Could Barring Former Employees From Your Premises Lead To A Lawsuit?

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Hospitality employers open to the general public should be aware of a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with implications across the industry. In a 2-to-1 decision, the NLRB ruled that a hotel and...more

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More Reasons for Employers to "DISLIKE" Facebook

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The National Labor Relations Board is at it again – wading into the social media foray, that is. In a case that has been percolating since 2011, the NLRB has ruled that an employer must reinstate an employee who was...more

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