News & Analysis as of

The National Labor Relations Act › Non-Disclosure Agreement › Employer Liability Issues

The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor... more +
The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor practices by private sector managament and labor.  less -
Fisher Phillips

Your Non-Compete and Trade Secrets To-Do List for August 2024

Fisher Phillips on

Courts and lawmakers around the country are constantly refining the laws on non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements, which means employers need to stay up to speed in order to prevent unfair...more

Jones & Keller, P.C.

Changes in Labor and Employment Laws from 2018 to 2023; Anticipated Trends for 2024  

Jones & Keller, P.C. on

Similar to the prior five years, 2023 brought unprecedented changes in labor and employment laws that have already gone into effect or are now in effect for 2024 in Colorado, across the country in other states, by National...more

FordHarrison

Virginia Employment Law Update: Important Changes Effective July 1, 2023

FordHarrison on

Executive Summary: Three new Virginia employment laws become effective July 1, 2023, and Virginia employers must understand and comply with these new rules. Virginia employers will need to update employee handbooks and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Employment Laws Shaping 2023

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on

2023 is in full swing. While everyone is abuzz about ChatGPT taking over the world, a newly divided Congress is finding its sea legs and state capitols are eyeing new regulations. Agencies and courts have taken up hot-button...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

NLRB Rules that Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Presented to Section 7 Employees are...

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision radically changing how employers may use (or, more accurately, not use) nondisparagement and confidentiality clauses in severance agreements....more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Held Unlawful by the NLRB

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP on

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently held that that the “mere proffer” of severance agreements with boilerplate type confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions violate the National Labor Relations...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Employers Should Review Common Severance Agreement Terms Due to New NLRB Decision

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on

Historically, employers have routinely included confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements with departing employees. Such provisions can be important for protecting sensitive personnel data or...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NLRB Rules Against Severance Agreements Deemed Overly Broad in McLaren Macomb Decision

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on

Employers should take a fresh look at all of their severance agreements they have with former employees, or would typically propose to employees, following last week's decision of the National Labor Relations Board (the...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

National Labor Relations Board Finds Employer’s Offer of Severance Agreements Unlawful Due to Their Confidentiality and...

Quarles & Brady LLP on

Employers―in both unionized and non-unionized settings―are considering, after the February 21, 2023 decision by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB), whether to continue to include confidentiality and non-disparagement...more

Perkins Coie

NLRB Rules Employee Severance Agreement With Overbroad Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions Violates NLRA

Perkins Coie on

Under a newly issued decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), “an employer violates Section 8(a)(1) of the [National Labor Relations] Act when it proffers a severance agreement with provisions that...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

National Labor Relations Board Rules that Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality ‎Provisions in Separation Agreements May Violate...

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the three-member Democratic majority of the National ‎Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in McLauren Macomb, reverting back to pre-‎Trump era standards and ruling that...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Employers Must Carefully Draft Severance Agreements After NLRB Deems Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Provisions Violate The...

Smith Gambrell Russell on

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruled on February 21, 2023 that McLaren Macomb, a company that operates a Michigan hospital, violated the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) when it presented a “Severance...more

Williams Mullen

Beware - Increased Scrutiny on NDAs

Williams Mullen on

​​​​​​​Last month, a Maine law went into effect banning the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that have the effect of silencing employee complaints of workplace misconduct. It is merely the latest in a growing list of...more

FordHarrison

Can You Keep a Secret: Bridgerton and the Need for Employee Confidentiality Agreements

FordHarrison on

I must admit that I could not resist and fell prey to Netflix’s currently most watched and definitely most binge-worthy series to date: Bridgerton. For those who are not part of the record-breaking 82 million (and counting)...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Busy Board Returns to Rule Permitting Workplace Confidentiality Restrictions during an Employer’s Investigation

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on

As anticipated, in one of the last decisions before the end of Member McFerran’s term, the NLRB issued another important opinion. Reverting back to precedent that preceded a 2015 decision, the Board, in Apogee Retail LLC...more

Fisher Phillips

Top 50 Workplace Law Stories Of 2018

Fisher Phillips on

It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more

Fisher Phillips

Web Exclusive - September 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Cozen O'Connor

II-35- The New Sexual Harassment Training/Policy Requirements in New York State and New York City

Cozen O'Connor on

This special episode discusses the new sexual harassment training and policy requirements imposed by New York State and New York City (following a brief discussion of a significant development on joint employer liability)....more

Fisher Phillips

Top Ten List – Watch These Ten Key Employment Bills as the California Legislative Year Comes to a Close

Fisher Phillips on

It’s been a nice summer recess as the California Legislature has been on break, with Members returning to their home districts. But that respite is about to end as the Legislature reconvenes on August 6. There will be a...more

19 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide