The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II
#WorkforceWednesday®: What a Trump Win Means for Unions - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-153 - NLRB General Counsel on Illegal "Stay or Pay" Employee Agreements
Labor Law Insider - Non-Competes, Including “Pay-or-Stay” Provisions, Under Continued Assault
Employment Law Now VII-138 - An Interview With the DOL, EEOC, and NLRB
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo on Non-Competes - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Issues Memo on Severance Agreement Restrictions, Illinois Rolls Out Paid Leave for Any Reason, NJ Prepares for Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights - Employment Law This Week
#WorkforceWednesday: Potential for NLRA Expansion, EEOC Disavows Former GC's Comments, California Adds Marijuana Employment Protections - Employment Law This Week®
The Labor Law Insider: Better Change Your Policies, Including Social Media
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices, Part III
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices, Part II
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices
Emploment Law Now VI-115- A Conversation with NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Updates, Quick EEO-1 Deadline - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Vaccine Mandate Compliance for Large Employers, Unionized Employers, and Health Care Providers - Employment Law This Week®
The Labor Law Insider: Beware the Unfair Labor Practice - Not Just for Unions Anymore
#WorkforceWednesday: Preparing for Biden's Vaccine Mandate, Mandate Pushback Begins, NLRA's Reach Expected to Expand - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: How the PRO Act Could Change Labor Law, NY HERO Act Safety Plans - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Seeks to Boost Competition, HERO Act Guidance, and Key Nominees Advance - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast: Labor Management Relations Under President Biden - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday
On January 27, 2025 — seven days after he was sworn in — President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, a Democratic member, and former Chair of, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Although Wilcox’s term was...more
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
After just 11 days in his new role, in mid-February, NLRB Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen circulated a GC memorandum to all NLRB field offices, revoking certain GC memoranda issued by former General Counsel...more
On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) William B. Cowen issued his first General Counsel Memorandum (“GC Memo”) GC 25-05 rescinding nearly all of the Biden...more
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
With one stroke of his pen, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new Acting General Counsel, William Cowen, has effectively dismantled more than two dozen key Biden-era initiatives that favored employees and unions. ...more
The National Labor Relations Board’s Acting General Counsel has moved quickly to undo the work of his predecessor, a Biden appointee, who President Trump recently removed from office. On February 14, 2025, Acting General...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
On Feb. 14, the NLRB’s acting GC, Cowen, issued a memorandum to Board personnel rescinding more than 30 “GC memoranda” issued by the former GC, Abruzzo. Cowen’s action – which had been expected after President Donald Trump...more
Signaling a strong shift away from the policy positions of the former administration, Acting National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel William Cowen issued a GC Memorandum on February 14, 2025, rescinding 31 GC...more
Early this week, the Trump Administration removed General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo and Board Member Gwynne Wilcox (a Democrat) from their positions at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). While Member Wilcox’s...more
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo has issued a memorandum (GC 25-01) that calls for monetary remedies in cases where noncompete covenants or “stay-or-pay” provisions are deemed to violate...more
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On the heels of the FTC’s proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements, (which remains pending), the NLRB General Counsel has decided to get in on the anti-noncompete action. The General Counsel released a memo on May 30...more
On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”), issued a memo arguing that requiring employees to sign non-competition agreements violates the National Labor Relations...more
On May 30, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued an enforcement memorandum asserting that most noncompete provisions in employment contracts and severance agreements violate the...more
Almost two years ago, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14036, which broadly addresses promoting competition in the American economy. Among the measures considered in that executive order was greater scrutiny of...more
On May 30, 2023, the federal government continued its crusade against employee non-compete agreements. Jennifer A. Abruzzo, the NLRB’s General Counsel, issued a Memo to all Regional Directors, in which she stated that, absent...more
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