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
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#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
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#WorkforceWednesday: How the PRO Act Could Change Labor Law, NY HERO Act Safety Plans - Employment Law This Week®
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Podcast: Labor Management Relations Under President Biden - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday
I-23- Stunning End-Of-Year NLRB Developments: An Extensive Interview With Former NLRB Associate General Counsel Barry Kearney
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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