April Webinar - Legal Topic

Times are Changing Fast: The Latest on Severance Agreements and Non-competes
Presented by Luther Wright, Jr., Office Managing Shareholder and Assistant Director of Client Training, Ogletree Deakins

In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced its preliminary finding that non-competition agreements are an unfair method of competition and therefore violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.  In McLaren Macomb, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that severance agreements that prohibit nonmanagerial employees from making statements that could disparage the employer or disclosing the terms of such agreements violate federal labor law. This presentation will help participants learn how the FTC rule and the NLRB decision may fundamentally change how and when employers use non-competition agreements and confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions and factors to keep in mind when drafting severance, settlement and other employment agreements.

What you will learn:

1. Participants will learn the latest FTC Rules regarding non-competition Agreements
2. Participants will learn the types of agreements where non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions are permitted
3. Participants will learn about the necessary legal considerations that must be had before drafting non-competition, severance or settlement agreements.

Login details: After you register, login instructions will be included in your event receipt email
Certification: This program has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI for certification review

Tickets: 

• Members: No cost - included in your membership
• Guests: $24

Thank you to our Sponsor:

Thank you to our Presenter:

Luther Wright, Jr.,
Office Managing Shareholder and Assistant Director of Client Training, Ogletree Deakins
[email protected]
(615) 687-2213

After graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Luther Wright, Jr. began his career with a general practice firm in the litigation section. He spent the first several years of his legal career practicing in the general litigation area before joining the Labor & Employment team. He has significant experience in the areas of labor and employment law, corporate business litigation and complex litigation, including class action and collective action lawsuits. He typically represents management in all forms of employment discrimination litigation, including litigation based on federal anti-discrimination statutes, state statutes and common law, violence in the workplace, Fair Labor Standards Act claims and independent contractor disputes. Luther is a member of Ogletree’s Diversity & Inclusion Practice Group and routinely provides timely client advice and guidance on diversity related matters. Luther devotes a significant amount of his practice to day-to-day client advice, general supervisor/employee training, training and advising on diversity and inclusion issues and advising on workplace violence issues. Luther also acts as the Assistant Director of Client Training as part of the Ogletree Deakins Learning Solutions (ODLS) team. ODLS provides employee and supervisor training in a variety of formats, including in-person training, training by webinar/webcasts and customized video training products.