On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision that overturned a  ruling previously in effect for 76 years, Babcock & Wilcox Co., 77 NLRB 577 (1948), in which the Board had held employers were allowed to conduct “captive-audience meetings” during union organizing campaigns.  

In Amazon.com Services LLC, NLRB Case No. 29-CA-280153

In Cristina Barbuto v. Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC and Joanne Meredith Villaruz, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Case No. SJC-12226, the Massachusetts Supreme Court held on July 17, 2017, that an employee in Massachusetts can bring a claim of disability discrimination after being fired for using medical marijuana.

Medical marijuana was approved by Massachusetts

Orange Safety SignsOn January 13, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Recommended Practices for Anti-Retaliation Programs, which are intended to allow employees to raise safety issues arising in the workplace without fear of retaliation. The 12-page document sets forth recommendations that apply to private and public employees protected by the more than twenty (20)

On August 10, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease and desist order against BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. that further demonstrates the scrutiny of various federal agencies with respect to severance agreements.

In BlueLinx, the SEC found a provision in a severance agreement that restricted employees from providing information to the SEC without company