Welcome!
Welcome to the first issue of SuperVision 2023! This issue covers a number of the high-profile legal developments in the labor and employment field that have arisen in recent months, including (but by no means limited to) the NLRB’s recent decision in McClaren impacting employer severance agreements and the EEOC’s recent announcement of its intent to focus on discrimination and harassment in the construction industry.
In addition to our written content, we also want to make you aware of other opportunities to stay on top of developments impacting your business.
We hope you find this latest issue of SuperVision to be useful and impactful for your business.
As always, thank you for reading.
Eric W. Iskra, Chair, Labor & Employment Practice Group
Carrie H. Grundmann, Executive Editor, SuperVision
Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements
In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work memories are separated from work memories. Outside of work, these Lumon Industries employees cannot discuss what happened at work because they have no memory of it. While Severance’s technology is fictional, employers frequently seek a similar result when offering severance agreements to departing employees. These agreements include a variety of provisions including confidentiality, release of claims, and non-disparagement provisions...
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