Non-compete clause

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 …

Noncompete clauses can force workers into lower salaries since they are usually unable to negotiate higher pay at competitors. Image: Oli Scarff (Getty Images)The Federal Trade Commission announced today a proposal for a new rule that could effectively kill noncompete clauses. The commission argues that banning noncompete clauses could result in a $300 billion total increase in American wages.The FTC’s proposed rule would make it illegal for employers to enter into, attempt to enter into, or maintain a noncompete with an…

Applying for jobs can feel like a crapshoot. A position sounds good, the hiring team seems to like you but, even once you’ve jumped through all the cover letter and interview hoops, you can still easily end up blindsided by a pay offer much lower than expected. The tides of change are coming though. Companies nationwide will soon have to show you the money, before you even apply.01:57Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DYesterday 4:32PMThe standard, vague “competitive pay and benefits” line that employers…

Tech workers may have lost their cubical walls long ago, but at Microsoft they’re getting another step closer to loosening their chains too.The company is taking a new angle on the open office concept. Microsoft said it will no longer issue non-compete clauses in new employee contracts and will cease enforcement of old non-competes for most employees, excluding senior leadership. Such a change allows workers to more easily take their skills to another company if desired.The tech giant has also removed stifling…