Labor Judge Orders Rescission of Unlawful Noncompete Policy (1)

June 18, 2024, 8:01 PM UTCUpdated: June 18, 2024, 9:00 PM UTC

A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge ruled that an Indiana HVAC company must rescind overly broad noncompete and solicitation policies that violated federal labor law, the agency announced Tuesday.

J.O. Mory Inc. also violated federal labor law by firing a worker for engaging in union activity, and by maintaining an unlawful “Union Free Statement” in a handbook that employees had to sign as a condition of employment, according to the announcement.

The administrative law judge ordered the employer to cease and desist from unlawful activity, offer reinstatement to the unlawfully terminated employee, and make him whole for ...

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