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The National Law Review keeps its finger on the pulse on legal developments related to working.  Keeping employers and employees abreast of the latest labor and employment law news. We review legal news developments including issues involving interviews and employer review sites like Glassdoor, Indeed and Rate My Employer. We cover all aspects of employment and labor disputes including, disability access and accommodations, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, unfair competition and trade secrets, whistleblower actions, business immigration, workplace privacy, wrongful termination and more matters adjudicated before the courts as well as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and state and local agencies.

We feature the latest news on emerging compliance issues such as Affordable Care Act (“ACA”/”Obamacare”) and Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) mandates, EEOC and Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) enforcement, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) investigations, employee benefits, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Fiduciary Rules, joint employers status, E-Verify, workplace privacy, whistleblower actions, overtime requirements, and prevailing wage laws.

Employers can find the latest information on employment agreements and documents including: executive employment and compensation agreements, employee handbooks, sexual harassment policies, independent contractor agreements, social media policies, internet and email usage policies, separation agreements, equity compensation agreement and employee arbitration agreements.

On a state level, the National Law Review covers the latest on legislation, from laws banning-the-box and limiting the questions employers may ask during the hiring process; including limitations on questions about previous salary history and criminal history.  Additionally, the nation-wide push for employers to establish paid family leave & sick policy and the resulting patchwork of rules.  The National Law Review also  offers an analysis of employees rights to post about their work experience and how employers can respond to employees' on-line reviews and provides information to help companies remain compliant.

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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Feb
9
2011
Federal Scrutiny of Social Media Policies - Facebook posting subject of NLRB settlement with employer Bracewell LLP
Feb
8
2011
H-1B Cap of 65,000 Reached for Fiscal Year 2011, but Options May Remain to Hire Foreign Workers Williams Kastner
Feb
8
2011
FDIC Wants Bank Execs to Wait 3 Years for Entire Bonus Center for Public Integrity
Feb
7
2011
Conduct Outside Business Hours: Guidelines for Minimizing Risk Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
7
2011
Leasing Employees – Not a Risk Free Arrangement Dykema Gossett PLLC
Feb
5
2011
H-1B Cap for FY11 Has Been Reached Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
5
2011
Some Interesting New Developments as SEC Adopts Final Say-on-Pay Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
3
2011
"I Quit," "No, You're Fired!" New York Supreme Court Tells Employer to Think Twice Before Terminating Employees Without Setting Forth a Reason Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
3
2011
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Scope Of Individuals Who Can Bring Retaliation Claims Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
3
2011
Can a 401(k) Plan Member Recover Damages to His Individual Account Caused By a Plan Administrator’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty? Cosgrove Law, L.L.C.
Feb
2
2011
Guidance on Completing I-9 in “Extension of Stay” Situations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
1
2011
What Discretion Does a Board of Education Have in Issuing Alternative Work Schedules on Snow Days? (WV) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
1
2011
Social Media: More Reasons to Pay Close Attention to What Your Employees Say and What Your Company Does About It Vedder Price
Feb
1
2011
Deemed Export Certification Now Required for Employers Sponsoring Certain Foreign Nationals Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
31
2011
2010 Compliance Review -- What Did I Miss? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
31
2011
Supreme Court Rules That Medical Residents Subject to FICA von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jan
31
2011
Misclassified Maintenance Worker Figures to Clean Up: Judge Holds He Was Not an Independent Contractor Vedder Price
Jan
31
2011
The Wrongful Distribution of Retirement Benefits to a Plan Fiduciary is Prohibited by ERISA Section 406(b) Cosgrove Law, L.L.C.
Jan
29
2011
7 Workers Comp New Year’s Resolutions Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
29
2011
Recent EEOC Lawsuits Suggest a Prudent New Year’s Resolution for HR Professionals Vedder Price
Jan
28
2011
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Retaliation Claims Under Title VII Bracewell LLP
Jan
28
2011
The Interplay Between Mergers and Enforceability of Non-Competition Agreements Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
28
2011
Changing the Rules of the Game: The NLRB Is Making Union Organizing Easier Vedder Price
Jan
27
2011
Ninth Circuit Rules That An Employee Who Quits Because The Business Is Closing Has Not "Voluntarily Departed" Under the WARN Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
27
2011
EEOC Issues Regulations on Use and Disclosure of Genetic Information Vedder Price
Jan
27
2011
In One Hand and Out the Other: An Overview of Recent Federal and Illinois Tax Legislation Affecting Individuals and Corporations Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan
26
2011
Struggling with Intermittent FMLA Leave Vedder Price
Jan
26
2011
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit By Employee Who Claimed He Was Fired In Retaliation For His Fiancée's Discrimination Complaint Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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