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03.27.23

NLRB: Confidentiality, Non-Disparagement Provisions Violate NLRA

Offering an employee a severance agreement that includes confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions runs afoul of Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a divided National Labor Relations Bureau (NLRB) recently ruled.


03.27.23

California Appellate Panel Defines ‘Willful’ Wage Nonpayment and ‘Good Faith Dispute’

A California appellate panel has weighed in on premium pay in a decision on remand from the state’s highest court, with an employer-friendly result.


03.27.23

SCOTUS Sides With Daily-Rate Employee

Siding with an employee, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a daily-rate employee was entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) despite the fact he earned over $200,000 annually.


03.27.23

California Considers New Employment Legislation

With the 2023 California legislative session underway, employers should keep an eye on several employment-related bills already pending.


02.16.23

New Guidance on California’s Pay Disclosure Law

To help guide employers toward compliance with the state’s expanded pay disclosure law, the released FAQ guidance.


02.16.23

FTC Proposes Ban on Noncompetes

Starting 2023 off with a bang, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban employers from the use of noncompete agreements.


02.16.23

Sixth Circuit: Request for FMLA Leave Protected

An employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act lawsuit can move forward where her request for leave was protected—even if she was not entitled to it—the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit has ruled.


02.16.23

Supreme Court Set to Consider Religious Accommodations

Could the U.S. Supreme Court tweak the standard for religious accommodation requests?


12.20.22

Speak Out Act Takes Effect

Enacted by Congress in November, the Speak Out Act was signed into law by President Joseph Biden on December 7, prohibiting the judicial enforcement of a nondisclosure or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, ...


12.20.22

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal Based on Separation Agreement

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on release provisions in separation agreements in the context of a head injury.