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The NLRB Rescinds Certain General Counsel Memoranda

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On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued Memorandum GC 25-05, rescinding certain memoranda issued by the former General Counsel. Former General Counsel Jennifer A....more

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EntertainHR: NLRB Love Is Blind Complaint May Radically Alter Reality Television

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As reality television enthusiasts prepare for the Season 8 premiere of Netflix’s Love is Blind this Valentine’s Day, the show’s producers are navigating a recent National Labor Relations Board complaint that could lead to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

NLRB’s Non-Compete Power Grab – Can Employers Avoid NLRB’s Oversight?

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An administrative law judge (“ALJ”) of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in J.O. Mory, Inc. recently required an employer to rescind certain restrictive covenants in its employment agreements. The decision is yet...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Handbook Changes on the Horizon, There’s a New NLRB Sheriff in Town‎

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), with a majority of members nominated by President Biden, issued a long-awaited decision in Stericycle, Inc. and Teamsters Local 628 (372 NLRB No. 113 (2023))...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

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So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Generative AI in the Workplace: Proceed with Caution

The pace of innovation is astounding—jarring, really. Sure, “Artificial Intelligence” has been a topic of public conversation for decades. Many of us remember when Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, and when...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

NLRB's General Counsel Declares That Non-Compete Agreements Should Be Unenforceable

On May 30, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued new directives regarding the enforceability of non-compete agreements. Abruzzo’s memorandum contends generally that...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

New NLRB General Counsel Guidance Threatens Ability to Enforce Non-Compete Agreements

Employers seeking to enforce non-compete agreements against their former employees will face a new hurdle following the latest news out of Washington, DC. National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer A....more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

NLRB ‘Will Not Stop Short’ in Imposing Remedies for Failure to Bargain

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On April 20, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued its decision in Noah’s Ark Processors, LLC (Noah’s Ark), holding that Noah’s Ark, a Nebraska meat processor, violated the National Labor Relations Act...more

White & Case LLP

NLRB Requires Changes to Employee Severance and Other Agreements

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Earlier this year, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued its decision and order in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (February 21, 2023), holding that certain confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions...more

K&L Gates LLP

NLRB Imposes Broad Restrictions on Severance Agreements

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Introduction - On 21 February 2023, a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) held in McLaren Macomb that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act) when they present employees with...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NLRB Provides Off-Duty Contractor Employees With Property Access to Engage in Section 7 Activity

On December 16, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) abandoned the employer-friendly access standard for off-duty employees of an onsite contractor that was adopted under the Trump Administration in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

NLRB Concerted Activity Claims on the Rise

Two recent advice memos issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provide further guidance on the issue of “protected concerted activity” under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), commonly referred...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Considering Offering Severance Pay in Exchange for Certain Post-Employment Obligations? Think Again.

An employer violated employee’s labor rights by offering her a separation agreement that contained unlawful terms ruled a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) administrative law judge (“ALJ”) in Baylor Univ. Med. Ctr.,...more

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