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Handbooks and Policies - Time to Revise Them After NLRB Ruling, or Another Pendulum Swing?

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The answer after the Stericycle ruling is likely “both.”  As the composition of the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) changes, the roller coaster continues, making it difficult for businesses – whether private,...more

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NLRB Sets New Standard for Evaluating Workplace Rules

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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023), which creates a new standard for evaluating whether a company's workplace rules violate the National...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

NLRB’s New Work Rules Standard Skews in Favor of Employees and Unions

On Aug. 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) set a new standard to evaluate facially neutral work rules in union and nonunionized workplaces when it issued a much-anticipated decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

NLRB Returns to Decades-Old Standards for Assessing Employee Misconduct at Work

The National Labor Relations Board has reverted to decades-old standards for assessing whether employee misconduct during the course of protected activity should be protected under federal labor law. The Board’s move will...more

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NLRB Decision Restricting Broad Confidentiality/Non-Disparagement Clauses Applies Retroactively

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) on Feb. 21, 2023, issued the McLaren Macomb decision (372 NLRB No. 580) significantly restricting an employer's right to proffer to employees severance agreements that...more

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NLRB General Counsel Takes Expansive View of Recent McLaren Decision, Including Retroactive Application

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On March 22, 2023, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued GC Memo 23-05 providing guidance on the recent decision in McLaren Macomb. Below are some of the notable points set forth in the...more

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NLRB Issues Post-McLaren Guidance Providing Some Clarity but Little Comfort

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On March 22, 2023, the NLRB's General Counsel issued a Memorandum (the “Memo”) providing guidance on the scope and effect of the National Labor Relations Board’s (the “NLRB”) decision in McLaren Macomb, which found overbroad...more

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NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance Regarding Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions Post-McLaren Macomb

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As noted in our prior client alerts (Employers Beware – Your Confidentiality Provisions May Come Back to Bite You and Concrete Steps Employers Should Consider When Drafting Severance Agreements in the Wake of McLaren Macomb),...more

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GC Memo 23-05: General Counsel Issues Guidance on the NLRB's Recent Decision on Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality of Agreement...

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Executive Summary: As discussed in our February 23, 2023 Legal Alert, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently held in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58, that an employer violates Section 8(a)(1) of the...more

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NLRB General Counsel Says Confidentiality, Nondisparagement Clause Decision Applies Retroactively

On March 22, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum clarifying the Board’s February 2023 decision that nondisparagement and confidentiality provisions in...more

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Escape Clause in Mandatory Arbitration Agreement Carries the Day for Employer in NLRB's Unfair Labor Practice Analysis

Historically, there has been a "push and pull" between the National Labor Relations Board (Board) and employers over mandatory arbitration agreements and class action waivers. Although most of the disputes have been resolved...more

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NLRB Upends Context-Specific Tests for Profane Conduct, Folding Such Discipline Into Traditional Motivation Tests For Evaluating...

In another long-anticipated decision, on July 21, 2020, in General Motors LLC, 369 NLRB No. 127 (2020), the Board replaced three context-specific rules for determining whether certain abusive conduct committed by employees is...more

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What’s the Deal with Employee Handbook Rules?

Recent cases and guidance from the National Labor Relations Board signal a shift in the standards for determining the legality of employer work rules. In this episode, Ruthie Goodboe from our Pittsburgh and Detroit (Metro)...more

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