NLRB Blesses Gambling Tech Firm’s Severance Pact Restrictions

An international gambling technology company could lawfully offer severance agreements that restrict former employees from disparaging the company, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.

A divided three-member NLRB panel on Tuesday overturned an administrative law judge’s January decision against International Game Technology for restraining employee rights with its non-disparagement clause in the severance pact.

The two Republican members in the majority applied the board’s March ruling in Baylor University Medical Center, which allowed such limits in severance agreements. Like the exit deal in Baylor, the gaming tech firm’s agreement wasn’t mandatory nor did it affect the terms and ...