Labor & Employment

The National Law Review provides readers with news coverage and issues, involving working and labor and employment law in the United States, and how it affects employers, employees, major corporations and executives throughout the country.  Current trends like whistleblower protection and employees' rights concerning disclosure of information about their corporate employer or government employer if the employer is engaged in illegal activities and protection for employees concerning retaliation due to whistleblower complaints.

The National Law Review offers in-depth analysis of some of the major federal agencies/governing bodies that impact employer/employee relationships.  Analysis of the make-up of the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) as well as analysis of the major decisions coming from that board are covered by the legal experts at the National Law Review.  Additionally, news and guidance, as well as staffing changes at the Department of Labor are also covered and analyzed, with legal experts providing insight into what has happened, and what might happen as a result.  Updates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and their interpretations and guidelines on specific regulations related to worker safety, like the Silica standard, are also covered by NLR. 

Changes in employment law based on state developments, and issues that impact employer procedures in hiring and interviewing hiring, such as how ban the box legislation impacts hiring as well prohibitions against asking about previous salary levels, and employer reviews sites like Glassdoor are covered by the National Law Review.  As states and cities pass and amend employment-related legislation, the National Law Review carefully analyzes the implications of these changes to provide background information for companies seeking to stay compliant.

Some of the subjects covered on the site include employment and compensation agreements, employment violations in the workplace, non compete and arbitration agreements, the #MeToo Movement and sexual harassment, sex-discrimination cases, employee handbooks and policies, wellness programs, and how to properly train employees, especially given the number of employment-related lawsuits and EEOC enforcement actions. are addressed by the National Law Review

Readers can also learn about employment agreements in areas including the use of personal email accounts, electronic devices, and email/internet policies in the workplace. With data and security being a hot-topic in recent months, the National Law Review has the latest details about data protection policies, encryption, and data security and employee privacy rights within organizations. Topics like pay equity/gender pay gap issues, affirmative action disputes, civil rights actions, business immigration laws, disability accommodations, ERISA policies, unfair competition, workplace privacy, whistleblower lawsuits, wrongful termination, and trade secrets, are all cases and stories visitors will find on the National Law Review website.

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Jun
16
2016
OFCCP Reduces Veteran Hiring Benchmark: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
16
2016
Workplace Conduct: Politics at the Water Cooler? Polsinelli PC
Jun
15
2016
OFCCP’s New Sex Discrimination Rule Expands Employee Protections Based on Pregnancy, Caregiver Status, and Gender Identity Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
15
2016
California Federal Court Grants TRO Under New Federal Trade Secrets Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
15
2016
San Diego's Expansion of Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
15
2016
Los Angeles Employers Must Pay Higher Minimum Wages And Provide Expanded Paid Sick Leave Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
15
2016
Estate of Barton v. ADT Security Services Pension Plan: “Off the Rails” - Plan Administrator’s Burden Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
15
2016
Mine Safety Chief Commemorates Miner Act's Tenth Anniversary [VIDEO] Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
15
2016
NLRB’S “Ambush Election Rules" Get Stamp of Approval From Fifth Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
15
2016
NLRB Outs 32-Year-Old Rule Allowing Employers to Oust Mixed-Guard Unions Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
15
2016
MSHA Proposes Rule on Workplace Examinations at US Metal, Nonmetal Mines Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
14
2016
OFCCP Releases Updated Sex Discrimination Rule Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
14
2016
Best Interest Standard and the Prudent Man Rule: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #9 Faegre Drinker
Jun
14
2016
New IRS Regulations Subject Certain Partners to Self-Employment Taxes Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
14
2016
Flex-Time and Telecommuting Requests: Potential Traps for Unwary Employer Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
14
2016
Full of Promise – UK Employer Comes Unstuck in Discretionary Bonus Scheme Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
14
2016
Five “Must-Haves” for Unpaid Internship Program Polsinelli PC
Jun
14
2016
June 2016 – Monthly AILA Check-In with Charlie Oppenheim Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
14
2016
New Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Guidance from DOL McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
14
2016
Final DOL Fiduciary Rule—Considerations for Plan Sponsors Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
14
2016
What’s Next for the Determination Letter Program? Faegre Drinker
Jun
13
2016
EEOC More Than Doubles the Fine for Failure to Comply with Notice-Posting Requirements Faegre Drinker
Jun
13
2016
Eighth Circuit Deals Significant Blow To SOX And Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
13
2016
Questions and Answers on the FLSA’s Changes to Overtime Exemptions Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
13
2016
The Employer’s Duty to Provide a Safe Workplace for Employees Stark & Stark
Jun
13
2016
An Unfair Employer Policy Roundup to Help Avoid Unfair Labor Practices Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
13
2016
Repeal of Colorado’s Employment Verification Law Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
13
2016
Lawsuits Filed Challenging USDOL’s Final Fiduciary Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
13
2016
Heat, Lightning Hazards are Focus of Federal Safety Campaigns Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
13
2016
Mine Commission Upholds Safety Agency’s Demand for Records in Split Decision Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
13
2016
Senate Moves on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; House Holds Hearing on Overtime Rule; White House Makes Push for Diversity Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
13
2016
Department of Labor’s 2016 Final Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Regulations: Principal Transactions Exemption Mintz
Jun
13
2016
Another Trump Victory (Sort Of): Collective Bargaining Agreement Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
13
2016
Survey Says: Significant Minority of Employers Provide More Pay, Benefits Than Required on Military Leave Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
13
2016
Employment Law This Week - New EEOC Guidance, Macy's Micro Unit, NLRB Power Shift [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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