NLRB, Employment Litigation, Human Resources Professionals

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Yeah...No: Five Benefits of Being a Midwestern Manager

Dentons on 7/25/2024

Every region has its stereotypes, but here in Iowa, we lean into the Midwest image: polite, pragmatic, team-oriented (think barn raising), and stubborn as dirt, all qualities that can serve you well as a manager....more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

[Event] 27th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - October 19th, Hoffman Estates, IL

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/15/2023

Hinshaw invites you to the 27th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, tailored exclusively for attorneys and human resources professionals. Whether you're a legal expert or an HR specialist, this one-day seminar will provide you...more

NLRB’s McLaren Macomb Decision and the Future of Employee Severance Agreements

Sands Anderson PC on 8/4/2023

Severance agreements have long been utilized as a valuable tool for providing employers with protections from the post-employment conduct or claims of former employees. Severance agreements often include a wide range of...more

NLRB Returns to Longstanding Position Limiting Use of Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Employee...

Stoel Rives - World of Employment on 5/23/2023

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Jennifer A. Abruzzo, issued guidance on March 22, 2023, about the NLRB’s McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58, decision from February 21, 2023, which reinstated a...more

The Impact of McLaren Macomb Continues to Grow—Next Steps for In-House Counsel.

Burns & Levinson LLP on 3/28/2023

As a follow up to my post a few weeks ago on McLaren Macomb, the NLRB has issued new Guidance of which in-house counsel should take note....more

Severance Agreements – Federal Implications

Dentons on 3/23/2023

In the last article, we covered an Iowa Court of Appeals case relating to severance/separation agreements and whistleblower claims. Other issues have cropped up regarding severance agreements and their enforceability but on...more

Recent NLRB Decision Impacts Employer Use of Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Clauses

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/16/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a recent decision that impacts the use of non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses in employee agreements. In the McLaren Macomb decision, the NLRB concluded that...more

NLRB Decision Finds Common Severance Agreement Provisions Unlawful

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/14/2023

In a recent decision issued in late February 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) held that the “mere proffer” of severance agreements with broad non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions violate the...more

Remedies for NLRA Violations Now Include Consequential Damages: Important Takeaways for Employers

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/6/2023

Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the agency tasked with enforcing employee rights to organize and discuss terms of employment, issued a number of decisions that impacted U.S. labor law. One decision...more

The NLRB Comes Bearing Gifts for Employees

Miller & Martin PLLC on 12/20/2022

What can the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) give employees who already have a banner jobs market, with record job openings and the largest wage growth in decades? Last week, the Board stuffed stockings with...more

[Event] 2022 Labor & Employment Seminar - October 7th, Denver, CO

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 9/29/2022

Our Decades-Old Tradition Returns In Person! Join us to learn about the latest updates and best practices for employers, in-house counsel, and HR professionals. Among the topics during this year’s general session are a...more