STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS SYDNEY, NS — Law firm McInnes Cooper has increased its presence in Cape Breton by merging with LaFosse McLeod. McInnes Cooper established in Sydney when it merged with Breton Law Group in September 2022. Although announced earlier, the merger with LaFosse McLeod became official Monday. “It was just a […]
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Senators Release Report from Government Watchdog on the Prevalence and Economic Effects of Noncompete Agreements Amid Intensifying Federal and State Efforts to Restrict Use
On May 17, 2023, US Senator Rob Wyden (D-OR) announced the release of a long-awaited report on the US Government Accountability Office’s multi-year investigation into the use of noncompete agreements across the US labor market. In announcing the release, Senator Wyden said that the GAO report “highlights the problems of noncompete agreements – particularly their […]
The NLRB Finds Unlawful Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements: Non-Disparagement, Non-Disclosure, Non-Allowed
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) continued its aggressive application of the National Labor Relations Act (“Act” or “NLRA”) to workplaces without union representation and lessened the value of severance agreements for all employers by finding it unlawful for an employer to merely proffer a severance agreement that includes […]