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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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Sep
14
2023
Recent District Court Ruling Affecting SBAs 8(a) Program
Mar
1
2016
First Circuit Upholds Fluctuating Workweek Method for Calculating Overtime Pay: Rules Performance-Based Commissions Do Not Violate FWW Requirements
Mar
7
2016
ACA Suit Challenging Reduction in Hours Allowed to Proceed
Oct
14
2019
Beware the Gap Between What’s Legal and What’s Believable – How Good Is Your Story?
Nov
30
2009
Use of Independent Contractors May Create Unexpected Liability
Jun
6
2016
Appellate Courts Set the Supreme Court Stage for Waiver Showdown?
Oct
8
2018
Notwithstanding Trump’s Efforts to Narrow Joint Employment Liability, Businesses Need to Remain Vigilant When Using “Independent Contractors”
Jul
5
2016
Increases to OSHA Penalties Effective August 1, 2016
Sep
8
2020
COVID-19? Mandatory California Harassment Training Still Must Go On
May
21
2015
Is It Time to Switch Gears? Enforceability of Automotive Company Employee Confidentiality Restrictions
Jul
25
2016
Dealing With Trade Secret Thieves: Strategies for Cost-Effective Settlement
Sep
26
2016
Have a Management Rights Clause? It May Not Save You from Bargaining with the Union
Sep
25
2017
When Disaster Strikes: IRS Guidance Gives Employers Additional Options for Assisting Employees Hit by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Oct
9
2017
Seventh Circuit Puts the Brakes on Never-ending Leave Under the ADA
Oct
23
2017
Straight Talk About Incentive Compensation
Dec
14
2020
Proposed New Religious Discrimination Guidance: EEOC Seeds Exceptions to Longstanding 'More than Minimal Cost' Defense
Oct
5
2015
International Tax Reform-Highway Funding Negotiations Stall; OECD to Release BEPS Proposals
Jan
2
2018
Trump NLRB Reverses Rule on `Micro-Units,’ Continues Overhaul of Obama-Era Rulings
Nov
2
2015
Employers Need to Consider Accommodation Requests Made at Any Time During a Disabled Employee’s Employment
May
24
2023
Texas Jury Awards Plaintiff Alleging Racial Discrimination and Retaliation $366 Million in Damages
May
28
2019
Court Says Massachusetts Commission-Only Inside Sales Employees Are Entitled to Separate Overtime and Sunday Premium Pay
Mar
31
2021
DC Strengthens Worker Protections with Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
May
11
2020
Reopening for Business: Permissible Medical Inquiries - and Mandatory Accommodation of Vulnerable Employees
Feb
8
2016
EEOC’s Proposed Retaliation “Guidance” Muddies the Waters for Employers
Apr
9
2018
How To Mitigate Inappropriate Watercooler Talk In The Current Sexually Salacious News Environment
Apr
23
2018
Trump’s DOL Issues First Opinion Letters
Jun
1
2021
The Elements of Your COVID-19 Voluntary Vaccine Policy
May
22
2017
NLRB: Nonunion Employees Do Not Have A Right To A Co-Worker’s Presence During Investigatory Interviews
 

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