In the recent case of S. Freeman & Sons, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board confronted the question of “whether an employer can require an employee to keep confidential the terms of a settlement agreement in exchange for reinstatement.” 364 NLRB No. 82 (Aug. 25, 2016). The Board answered in the affirmative, reversing an administrative law judge’s finding that such an agreement violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act.
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