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NLRB General Counsel Targets Non-Competes and Stay-or-Pay Provisions

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo (the “GC”) announced her position that “stay-or-pay” provisions in employment agreements are unlawful under the ...
National Law Review

New York’s Trapped at Work Act- Immediate Prohibition of “Stay-or-Pay” Employment Provisions

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the “Act”), introducing sweeping new restrictions on certain employment-related repayment agreements. Effective immediately, ...
JD Supra

NLRB General Counsel Announces Intention to Pursue Expansive Remedies for Non-Compete Agreements and to Target So-Called “Stay or Pay” Agreements

On October 7, 2024, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 25-01, where she argues for expansive remedies for employers who violate the ...