On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, issued memorandum GC 23-08 in which she recognized that overbroad non-compete agreements interfere with employees’ exercise of rights to engage in concerted activity under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act or NLRA). It is the General …
In our last blog, we celebrated the decision in McLaren Macomb as a win for employees. In that decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held overbroad confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Check out our prior blog – Labor Board Rules Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in …
New NLRB Guidance Regarding Severance Agreements Read More »
The National Labor Relations Act protects workers’ rights to unionize as well as protects non-supervisory employees from retaliation if the worker engages in what is often referred to as “protected concerted activities” for the mutual aid and benefit of the workforce. Some examples of protected concerted activities include but are not limited to employees discussing …
Recent Development – NLRB Expands Recoverable Damages for Unfair Labor Practices Read More »
