Category Archives: Workers’ Rights

Happy Labor Day!

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DID YOU KNOW? In the late 1800s, the American labor force was overworked and underpaid.  The Industrial Revolution was in full swing, and while businesses profited, workers suffered.  Many Americans were forced to work 12-hour days, seven days a week, and children as young as five or six worked in mills, factories, and mines across the country. Library of Congress, National Child Labor Committee Collection… Read More

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Severance Agreements

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  You might have heard that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently held that employers may not condition severance pay on workers agreeing to confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses. A confidentiality clause requires the worker not to tell anyone except their spouse and tax preparer how much severance pay they received. A non-disparagement clause generally requires the worker not to say anything negative about the… Read More

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