Subscribe to Our FeedGuidance Regarding Required Changes to Severance/Separation Agreements
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued a decision limiting the use of confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance/separation agreements. Specifically, the NLRB’s decision in the matter McLaren Macomb as well as recent guidance issued by the NLRB’s general counsel confirms that employers must be sure to limit confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions so that […]
NLRB Decision to Have Wide Ranging Effect on Franchises & Companies using Staffing Agencies
The National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that franchisors and companies using staffing agencies can be considered joint employers and, therefore, are jointly liable for labor violations. The decision will potentially have major ramifications for franchises and could sabotage efforts by employers using staffing agencies to avoid the health care requirements of the Affordable Care […]
Are College Athletes Students or Employees?
Players on the Northwestern University football team recently filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to organize for collective bargaining purposes. Are college athletes students or employees?
Update: April 30, 2012 NLRB Notice Posting Deadline Postponed Pending Appellate Court Review
In light of the South Carolina District Court’s April 13, 2012 decision holding that the NLRB lacks authority to promulgate its notice-posting rule, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has granted an emergency motion to enjoin enforcement of the rule pending resolution of appellate issues. The Court of Appeals entered an Order […]
