Category: Employment Law Blog (US)

Disaster Preparedness for Employers: Fifth Circuit Affirms the Importance of Proactive Practices in Responding to Discrimination and Harassment Complaints 

3/20/23

By: Tia Combs and Allison Spears

In Hudson v. Lincare, Inc., the Fifth Circuit provided employers with a roadmap for the proper response to claims of co-worker harassment. As discussed below, the case exemplifies …

What Non-Union Employers Need to Know After NLRB Nixes Broad Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements

3/10/23

By: Bob Chadwick and Gabriel Canto

As part of a permanent furlough in 2020, McLaren McComb, a union teaching hospital, offered 11 union employees severance agreements offering severance payments in exchange for releases of claims and the following clauses: 

Clause …