HR Roundup: Ohio’s Initial Jobless Claims Soar

• Non-compete provisions in employment and severance agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act in most cases, according to a memo from the NLRB’s general counsel.
  • OMA Connections Partner Calfee advises employers to recognize that non-compete agreements will now be subject to scrutiny by the NLRB. OMA Connections Partner Fisher Phillips has also published guidance regarding the NLRB memo.
• Increased work requirements are set to be implemented for certain federal welfare programs as a result of the debt ceiling deal.
• Nearly half of workers aren’t taking all their paid time off, a new report says.
• When it comes to employers’ efforts to attract Gen Z, younger workers appear to most appreciate pay transparency and better job descriptions, a new study finds.
• Companies can increase the volume and quality of employee suggestions and ideas by offering a choice of rewards, a recent study has found.

Meanwhile, here’s Ohio’s latest county-by-county unemployment map, which shows several counties with jobless rates under 3.5% in April. However, initial jobless claims doubled statewide throughout May. 6/1/2023