Allen B. Roberts, a Member of Firm in the Labor and Employment practice and co-chair of the firm’s Whistleblowing and Compliance Subpractice Group, in the New York office, wrote an article titled “Impact: Employers Brace for Change – Top 5 Issues Facing Businesses, as appeared in Insurance Advocate.” Following is an excerpt: By popular account,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Employment Contracts and Separation Agreements
Subscribe to Employment Contracts and Separation Agreements RSS FeedNon-Unionized Financial Services Employer Found to Have Violated NLRA by Having Overbroad Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment Agreement
By: Lauri F. Rasnick At our October 2012 client briefing we discussed the new attitude of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and the fact that non-unionized employers were not immune from the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The NLRA has been increasingly applied in non-union workplaces. And most recently, it has… Continue Reading
Take Five: Labor and Employment Views You Can Use
The April issue of “Take 5: Views You Can Use,” written by David W. Garland, a Member of the Firm in Epstein Becker Green’s New York and Newark Offices, discusses a number of topics relevant to employment in the financial services industry. In these times of continuing downsizing at many financial services firms, we particularly recommend the… Continue Reading
New York’s Highest Court Upholds Oral Promise of Guaranteed Bonus
By: John F. Fullerton III The New York Court of Appeals recently upheld a jury verdict in favor of a brokerage firm employee who claimed that his employer breached an oral promise (and violated New York wage law) when it failed to pay him a guaranteed bonus of $175,000, to be paid at the end… Continue Reading
