Peyton Demith is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Chicago office, and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group.

Mr. Demith focuses his practice on traditional labor law. He has experience in collective bargaining negotiations, grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, recognition petitions, and other administrative matters.

Employers will need to rethink the terms they include in severance agreements under the National Labor Relation Board’s (“NLRB”) ruling issued in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023).  According to the February 21, 2023 decision, an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and commits an unfair labor practice by offering a severance agreement containing certain confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions.  Importantly, this decision applies to employers who are unionized, as well as those who do not have any unionized employees.

Continue Reading NLRB Curbs the Scope of Severance Agreements forNon-Supervisory Employees at All Employers

On January 10, 2023, the Illinois legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “PLFAW Act”), with an expected effective date of January 1, 2024. Illinois will join Maine and Nevada as the third state to require private employers to provide to employees earned paid leave that “may be taken by an employee for any reason of the employee’s choosing.” (For a more detailed discussion, click here).

Continue Reading New Law Requires Illinois Employers to Provide Paid Leave for Any Reason

On September 30, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) held that employers violate Section 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act when they cease dues checkoff after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc., 371 NLRB No. 160 (“Valley Hospital II”). The split decision came on remand from the Ninth Circuit after protracted litigation in federal courts.

Continue Reading NLRB Rules No Unilateral Changes to Dues Checkoff After Contract Expiration