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NLRB Settles Noncompete Regulatory Action

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In May 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a memorandum stating that an employer who requires a nonmanagerial/nonsupervisory employee to sign a noncompete agreement violates...more

Fisher Phillips

Employers May Face More Liability for Unlawful Work Rules Under NLRB General Counsel’s New Memo: Key Points and What You Can Do to...

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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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Continues Assault on Noncompete Agreements

As we have previously covered in EmployNews, in June 2023, the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a memo arguing that most noncompete agreements violate Section 7 of the National Labor...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) sent shockwaves through the employment landscape when General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo took the position that the “proffer, maintenance, and enforcement” of restrictive covenants...more

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Labor Board Signals Continued Expansion of Employee Rights: Your Questions Answered

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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

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The NLRB’s New Rule for Workplace Rules

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The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued its long-awaited decision regarding employer work rules that impacts both unionized and non-unionized workplaces. In Stericycle, the Board altered the standard for...more

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Piling On - NLRB General Counsel Joins the Crusade Against Noncompete Agreements

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In a memorandum released on May 30, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NRLB”) General Counsel opined that noncompete agreements may violate the federal National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). In doing so, the General...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

NLRB General Counsel Versus Covenants Not to Compete: What This Latest Fight Means for Your Business

In recent years, non-compete agreements have been a subject of scrutiny in the United States, with concerns raised over their potential impact on employee mobility and labor market competitiveness. In 2021, President Joe...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

NLRB’s GC Piles on to Increase Regulatory Scrutiny of Non-Compete Agreements

As we have often discussed, the National Labor Relations Board under the Biden administration has prioritized expanding employees’ rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). Most recently, in GC...more

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The NLRB Places Non-Compete Agreements in Its Crosshairs

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Certain states, most notably California, have long sought to restrict or outright ban employee non-competition covenants. The anti-compete crowd gained a strong supporter from the federal administrative state on May 30, 2023,...more

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Do Non-Compete Agreements Violate the NLRA?

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On May 30, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum stating her position that non-compete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and encouraging the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NLRB General Counsel Announces Employee Non-Compete Agreements Violate the NLRA

On the heels of the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in McLaren Macomb, which invalidated most confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in a variety of employment agreements (as we covered here and here), NLRB...more

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Protected Protest: The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel’s Quest to Expand the Definition of “Inherently Concerted”...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), issued a decision in two cases that create the opportunity for the National Labor Relations Act to have a more expansive view of what constitutes protected...more

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Spring Brings Showers, Flowers, and Breaking Non-compete News!

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Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)’s General Counsel publicly announced her position that most non-compete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by chilling employees’ ability to...more

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NLRB Continues to Flex Its Muscles with Latest General Counsel Memorandum on Non-Competes

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Key Takeaways - The NLRB GC has issued a memo stating most non-compete agreements violate Section 7 employee rights. Employers can expect  the NLRB’s litigation agenda to be aggressive in pursuing complaints...more

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Under-Reasoned Overreach: The NLRB General Counsel’s Opinion on Employee Noncompetes

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On May 30, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum in which she opined that nearly all noncompetition agreements with employees violate the National Labor Relations...more

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A New Front in the Noncompete Wars: NLRB’s General Counsel Claims Noncompete Agreements Violate the Labor Act

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The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), Jennifer A. Abruzzo, recently issued a memorandum stating that “the proffer, maintenance, and enforcement” of noncompete provisions in employment...more

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NLRB General Counsel Memo Argues Non-Compete Agreements Violate the NLRA

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

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NLRB’s General Counsel (Once Again) Limits Employment Agreements

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In a recent memorandum to all Regional Directors, Officers-in-Charge, and Resident Officers, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, sets forth her view that the proffer, maintenance,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Noncompetes Violate Federal Labor Law, Says National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel

In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s recent proposal to void noncompetition agreements between employers and employees, another federal agency has joined the push to restrict the use of restrictive covenants in...more

Williams Mullen

Tales from the NLRB: General Counsel to Treat Most Non-Compete Agreements as Unfair Labor Practices

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On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (Board), issued a guidance memo (the “Memo”) stating that non-compete agreements or similar restrictive covenants in settlement...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NLRB General Counsel Moves to Invalidate Noncompete Agreements

On May 30, 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued Memorandum GC 23-08, setting forth her view that noncompete provisions in employment contracts and severance agreements...more

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NLRB General Counsel Asserts That Non-Competition Agreements For Non-Management and Non-Supervisory Employees Are Unlawful

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On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), published a controversial enforcement memorandum asserting that most post-employment non-competition agreements for...more

Littler

NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo Targets Employee Non-Competes under NLRA

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On May 30, 2023, General Counsel (GC) Jennifer A. Abruzzo released Memorandum 23-08, Non-Compete Agreements that Violate the National Labor Relations Act. In the memorandum, Abruzzo urges the National Labor Relations Board to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel piggybacks FTC in memo claiming most non-compete agreements violate the NLRA

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

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