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Tonkon Torp LLP

Employers: How to Navigate Four Common Conflicts to Minimize Litigation Risks

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After more than three decades providing employers legal counsel and litigation representation, I’ve seen (and helped prevent) a great deal of conflict at the workplace. What’s important for every employer to keep in mind is...more

Maynard Nexsen

Acting NLRB General Counsel Rescinds Several GC Memos, including Guidance on Restrictive Covenants

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On February 14, 2025, newly appointed National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William Cowen issued a General Counsel memorandum rescinding several memoranda issued by prior NLRB GC Jennifer Abruzzo. Among of...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Predecessor’s Memoranda

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On February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) acting General Counsel William B. Cowen rescinded several memoranda issued by the former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. The rescinded memoranda include, GC...more

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Rescission of NLRB General Counsel Memos on Non-Compete Agreements Indicates Shift in Enforcement Priorities

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On February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William Cowan rescinded several previously issued memos, including two related to restrictive covenants: (1) GC Memorandum 23-08, Non-Compete...more

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Reshaping Federal Labor Policy: Acting NLRB General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Biden-Era Guidance Memos

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On February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Acting General Counsel William Cowen issued the first General Counsel memorandum (“GC Memo”) of the second Trump administration, GC 25-05....more

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NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Non-compete Labor Policy

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In a significant development for employers that use restrictive covenant agreements, on February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen rescinded prior NLRB GC memoranda,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - June 2023

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New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes - New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes - On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more

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Another Reason to Revisit Non-Competes: New Risk of NLRA Charges

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Following the recent declaration that certain confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements are unlawful, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel released a memo on May 30, 2023 (GC...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Did the NLRB Preempt Non-Compete Litigation?

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Over last week, two seemingly unconnected events happened that impact restrictive covenant and labor law. First, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a memorandum opining that certain...more

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