NLRB says severance deals can't put a gag on workers

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that companies, in most cases, can not require workers to sign confidentiality and non-disparagement agreements as part of severance packages. “It’s long been understood by the board and the courts that employers cannot ask individual employees to choose between receiving benefits and exercising their rights,” Lauren McFerran, chair of the NLRB, said in a statement.