Severance Agreements: National Labor Relations Board Reinstates Prohibition on Certain Waivers, Confidentiality, and Non-Disparagement Clauses

On February 21, in McLaren Macomb and Local 40 RN Staff Council, Office, and Professional Employees, International Union (OPEIU), AFL–CIO, The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned its prior decisions in 2020 to announce that its current stance on severance agreement clauses that prohibit employees from making disparaging statements about their former employer in exchange…

Protect Your Brand With A Registered Trademark

In today’s ever-growing world of e-commerce, having a distinct and nationally protected name associated with your E accounts is a must. Once an e-account becomes profitable, unscrupulous people build on that profitability by creating look-alike sites and stealing your businesses. Negative reviews of these “look-alike” businesses can be misinterpreted as negative reviews of your company.…