With the caveat that yours truly is having a tough time figuring out what is really important these days –  after all, why celebrate the fact that 50 years after Title IX, over nine million people watched a championship women's college basketball game with some of the most incredible shooting you are going to see anywhere, when we can obsess over the proper limits of competitive trash-talking – the last month has seen three intriguing developments that are worth keeping an eye on, irrespective of the size of your credit union.

Is a Severance Gag Order Legal?

I've heard a lot of talk in credit union land about the Federal Trade Commission's proposal to do away with non-compete agreements. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, another erstwhile HR practice has already been curtailed. Earlier this year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed a 2020 decision of the Trump era board and severely restricted language in severance agreements that prohibits ex-employees from saying disparaging things about the old boss. (McLaren Macomb and Local 40 RN Staff Council).