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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Jul
21
2016
NLRB Eliminates Employer Consent Requirement for Combined Bargaining Units Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
21
2016
The Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act vs. The California Uniform Trade Secrets Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
2016
DOL Judge Says Flagging Economy Insufficient Basis to Relieve H-1B Employers of Wage Obligations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
21
2016
Wyoming's New Workplace Safety Division: What Employers Need to Know Holland & Hart LLP
Jul
21
2016
EEOC’s Revised Proposed EEO-1 Form Fails to Address Significant Employer Comments and Concerns Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
21
2016
OSHA Announces Delay in Non-Discrimination Provisions, Higher Fines Still Coming in August Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
21
2016
Employee Financial Stress Can Impact Job Performance [INFOGRAPHIC] Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
21
2016
SEC Affirms Denial of Bounties to Three Purported Whistleblowers Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
20
2016
Employers Subject to California Prevailing Wage Beware! California Will Resume Enforcement of The Requirement To Electronically Submit Certified Payroll Records Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
20
2016
EEOC Burnishes Systemic Successes and Intentions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
20
2016
Are Your Anti-Harassment Initiatives Working? EEOC Says NO Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
20
2016
Update: Will EEOC Proposal of Pay Data Collection Combat Pay Discrimination? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
20
2016
DOL Proposes Major Changes to Form 5500 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
20
2016
Private Investment Fund Managers and Other Investment Advisers May Be Affected by Department of Labor’s New Fiduciary Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
20
2016
Classic Conundrum: Protecting Employees from Themselves Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
20
2016
Pokémon Go in the Workplace: Oh Look There’s a Pikachu! Mintz
Jul
19
2016
401(k) Class-Action Litigation Update: 1st Circuit Holds “Float” is Not a Plan Asset Faegre Drinker
Jul
19
2016
Pension Consultant Found Not to be an ERISA Fiduciary Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
19
2016
California Federal Court Reminds Employers That They Must Carefully Navigate Disability Accommodation Process Mintz
Jul
19
2016
Are My California Pay Stubs Compliant? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
19
2016
Could your Bonuses and Promotions Soon be Determined by Wearable Technology? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
19
2016
Seventh Circuit: Tipped Employees Can Perform Limited Non-Tipped Work At Tip Credit Rate Of Pay Faegre Drinker
Jul
19
2016
Navarro v. Encino Motor Cars: (Potentially Temporary) Win for Car, Boat and Farm Equipment Dealerships Polsinelli PC
Jul
19
2016
New California PAGA Amendments Fail to Substantively Address Employers’ Concerns Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
19
2016
Accessing Database Violates Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Economic Espionage Act – Ninth Circuit Affirms Criminal Conviction of Former Employee Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
19
2016
ERISA Fiduciary Rules: Court Challenges and Considerations for Employers Polsinelli PC
Jul
19
2016
The Second City Adopts Paid Sick Leave Following Burgeoning National Trend Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
19
2016
Rule Implementing ACA’s Nondiscrimination Provisions Goes Into Effect: Section 1557 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
18
2016
When is Aberrant Workplace Behavior Sufficient to Justify Termination? Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
18
2016
New PAGA Amendments – What Employers Doing Business in California Need to Know Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
18
2016
EEOC’s Revised Proposal to Collect Pay Data Keeps Focus on Pay Discrimination Agenda Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
18
2016
Coal Mining Operators Largely Compliant with New Respirable Dust Standards Holland & Hart LLP
Jul
18
2016
Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) Announces 2016 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act Hiring Benchmark Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
18
2016
NLRB Expands Temporary/Contingent Worker Organizing Rights Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
18
2016
EU Advocate General Holds that Certain Forms of Indirect Religious Discrimination Could be Justified Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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