Confidentiality and Non-disparagement Provisions: NLRB Limits Severance Agreements

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in McLaren Macomb (“McLaren”), returning to a longstanding precedent holding that employers may not offer employees severance agreements with certain confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses that require employees to broadly waive their Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”).

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Videos

August 3, 2022

4 Important Clauses of a Non Disclosure Agreement

A Non Disclosure Agreement, also known as an NDA, is a legally binding agreement that prevents an individual from releasing private and sensitive information. In this video, we go over the four important clauses that you must focus on when preparing an NDA: (1) Definitions, (2) Use & Access Restrictions, (3) Safekeeping and Security Requirements, and (4) the Term & Survival of an NDA.

Confidentiality, NDA, Non Disclosure Agreements

News

October 27, 2021

California Disfavors Secrecy in Employment Settlement Agreements

As 2022 rolls around, the State of California has been busy enacting new employment laws. One such law—known as SB 331—deserves special attention by employers as it implements important changes to the confidentiality of settlement agreements in the employment context.

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Confidentiality and Non-disparagement Provisions: NLRB Limits Severance Agreements

4 Important Clauses of a Non Disclosure Agreement

California Disfavors Secrecy in Employment Settlement Agreements

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