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Sunday, September 20, 2026

NLRB Memo Puts Spotlight on Severance Agreements | Corporate Counsel - Law.com

Employers should make sure their severance agreements don’t restrict an employee’s right to discuss potentially unfair labor practices, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said in a new memo issued Wednesday.

In the new guidance, National Labor Relations Board general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said employers will now be seen as violating labor laws when they offer severance agreements requiring employees to waive their rights, especially their right to discuss potentially unfair labor practices.

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