'Workplace Activism' focus of section's webinar

The Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan will present a webinar on "Workplace Activism in the Wake of McLaren Macomb" Wednesday, May 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in McLaren McComb, 372 NLRB No. 58, determined that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and an employee's Section 7 rights by proffering a severance agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions.

The webinar's panelists will discuss the ramifications of the McLaren decision and the subsequent memo issued by the NLRB's general counsel on the workplace, especially given the current climate of heightened workplace activism.

The panelists will include:

  • Robert Boonin, Dykema Gossett (management representative)

  • Elizabeth Kerwin, regional director of Region 7, National Labor Relations Board

  • David Radtke, McKnight, Canzano, Smith, Radtke, & Brault PC (labor representative)

To register for the webinar, visit https://connect.michbar.org/laborlaw/home. Anyone with questions may contact LELS council member Nedra Campbell at Nedra.campbell@usdoj.gov.