CFPB's Policy Statement on Abusiveness (Part 2) - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to the Physician Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Rules
The ever-growing pool of Washington alphabet soup agencies targeting the use of employee non-competes has expanded and now includes — along with the FTC and NLRB – the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)....more
The Federal Trade Commission’s September 15 policy statement is the latest in a series of actions signaling the Commission’s continued focus on competition and labor issues in the gig economy. The policy statement—and the...more
Currently, Americans view labor unions more favorably than they have in decades, leading to an increase in union activity. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reported that for the first six months of fiscal year 2022...more
The National Labor Relations Board’s current General Counsel, Jennifer Abbruzzo, is currently taking aggressive positions designed to help unions be more successful in organizing. The General Counsel is the agency’s top...more
Executive Summary: In an April 7, 2022 memo from the NLRB, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo (“Abruzzo”) announced her intent to challenge employers’ long-standing practice of holding informational meetings regarding union...more
National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo continues to push the Board to take aggressive and unprecedented pro-labor stances, seeking to overturn decades of well-settled...more
On February 7, 2022, the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment issued a report recommending, among other things, increased coordination among agencies working on labor and employment matters....more
M&A transactions often include special bonus, severance and/or release agreements for some or all employees. These agreements have generally included provisions requiring the employee (1) to keep confidential the amount of...more
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued a hard-hitting Memorandum urging the Board’s regional offices to consider closely the full scope of aggressive remedies she deems available...more
There’s a new sheriff in town at the National Labor Relations Board, and she is charting a new course for the Board. On August 12, the NLRB's new general counsel (GC), Jennifer Abruzzo, issued Memorandum 21-04, instructing...more
The recently-sworn in General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Jennifer Abruzzo, has had a busy month, setting the stage for a slate of new enforcement initiatives. First, the GC issued Advice Memorandum 21-04...more
All unionized and nonunionized private sector employers should prepare now for the anticipated legal changes contemplated in the National Labor Relations Board’s latest general counsel memorandum, GC 21-04. The Memorandum,...more