Over 7,200 former Meta employees' confidentiality agreements found unlawful

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has thrown out Meta's non-disparagement and confidentiality agreements with over 7,200 former employees. It turns out that barring workers from criticising a company can have an unlawfully negative effect on their ability to unionise.In a 19-page ruling on Friday, NLRB judge Andrew S. Gollin found that the non-disparagement and confidentiality sections in Meta's separation agreements unlawfully restricted workers' legally protected right to organise. Thi