National Labor Relations Act

Non-disparagement agreements are a business’ attempt at silencing an employee in exchange for a few weeks of severance payImage: Yuricazac (Shutterstock)National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo has officially stated that employers cannot offer non-disparagement agreements in severance packages and that any previous non-disparagement agreements are void. In other words, the NLRB has made it official that after you move on from your place of employment, you can get away with openly talking trash …

Apple used illegal union busting tactics against workers in one of its Atlanta, Georgia stores, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Workers at the Cumberland Mall store were the first in the country to officially file for a union election. However, just a month after filing, the Communications Workers of America withdrew its request—claiming that Apple was engaging in intimidation and other anti-union actions against the workers. The CWA accused Apple of forcing the Georgia store employees to attend daily,…