During a recent webinar, Katie Busbee discussed the essential elements of maintaining your workplace’s employee handbooks. In this blog post, Katie will delve into key employee handbook components and best practices and explore recent employment law updates.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that nondisclosure and nondisparage provisions in severance agreements violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB noted provisions requiring an employee to keep the terms or existence of a severance agreement confidential or prohibiting disparagement of the employer, its affiliates, officers, managers or employees are unlawful because those provisions restrict an employee’s right to engage in concerted activity.
As we move into the new year, it is a good time to review your employee handbook and make sure it is compliant with current law. Remember that your employee handbook can provide you with a guide for how to handle problems in the work place and is often your first line of defense if an employee or former employee claims you violated the law or that he or she has otherwise been treated unfairly.
