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The Labor Law Insider: Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel Memorandum
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After several months without a functioning quorum, President Trump nominated James Murphy and Scott Mayer to fill vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board late last week, signaling the potential for a significant...more
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
Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on the Staffing Industry. In this edition, we will take a look at the NLRB General Counsel’s October 7 memorandum attacking “stay or pay” provisions and non-compete agreements and...more
Employers should review their handbooks and workplace conduct policies in light of a new development that could greatly expand the penalties for unfair labor practice charges. The NLRB’s General Counsel just issued a memo on...more
Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Fall 2023 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. In this issue of the Advisor, we cover three of those sharply divided...more
The National Labor Relations Board moved from theory to practice in this administration’s battle against restrictive covenants. Recently, the Regional Director of Region 9 of the National Labor Relations Board filed a...more
In Stericyle, Inc., issued on August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) discarded an earlier decision and established a new test for determining whether an employer’s work rule constitutes an unfair labor...more
A recent Advice Memo issued by the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provides all employers – union and non-union alike – with yet another warning that more of your employment...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found its first target under recent guidance issued in a memo from its General Counsel claiming that noncompete agreements may violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....more
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) took aim at non-compete and non-solicitation agreements in Memorandum GC 23-08, issued on May 30, 2023. The General Counsel of the Board, Jennifer Abruzzo,...more
The General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) recently issued Memorandum GC 23-05 (the “Memorandum”), expansively interpreting the reach of the McLaren Macomb (“McLaren”) decision and raising more...more
On March 22, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) issued formal guidance in response to inquiries about applying McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (February 21, 2023). McLaren Macomb, which was...more
Key Points - The NLRB’s General Counsel issued a memorandum providing her position on the NLRB’s recent decision in McLaren Macomb, holding that employers may not offer severance agreements with broad confidentiality or...more
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo issued guidance on the Board’s recent decision regarding severance agreements. In McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58, the Board found that...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a controversial decision concerning the use of non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions by employers in separation agreements. In McLaren Macomb and Local 40,...more
When the subject of the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA,” or, more succinctly, the “Act”) is broached, employment lawyers often hear a familiar refrain: “The Act doesn’t apply to me because my employees are not...more
As foreshadowed by the NLRB General Counsel’s August 2021 Advice Memorandum, the vacillating standard for the legality of employer handbooks and policies and confidentiality requirements during open employer-investigations...more
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (Act) gives employees the right “to engage in . . . concerted activities for the purpose of . . . mutual aid or protection.” One common issue that the National Labor Relations...more
Since August 2021, three of the five members of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) have been appointed by Democratic presidents, including two members appointed by President Biden. Earlier this year, the...more
On March 31, 2021, Peter Sung Ohr, Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued Memorandum GC 21-03 to all regional field offices describing changes to enforcement priorities under Section 7 of...more
Jeremy Hart an attorney in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discuss the top five NLRB decisions on the chopping block that are expected with the Biden Administration and potential consequences of the National...more
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
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) has issued an Advice Memorandum on whether unfair labor practice charges alleging four employer rules violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) have...more
NLRB’s joint employer standard is still up in the air. The “joint employer” standard of the National Labor Relations Board is still in play. On May 9, in a rarely-seen development, the NLRB Office of Information and...more