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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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Oct
1
2023
US Department of Labor Reaches Settlement with United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. to Reform Its Evidence of Insurability Practices U.S. Department of Labor
Jan
2
2014
Happy Birthday, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act)! U.S. Department of Labor
Jan
8
2014
An Important Step Toward Extending Unemployment Benefits U.S. Department of Labor
Sep
7
2022
Why It's Good the Unemployment Rate Ticked Up U.S. Department of Labor
Apr
4
2011
US Department of Labor announces grant to help West Virginians cover health insurance payments while seeking re-employment U.S. Department of Labor
Sep
12
2022
You Have the Right to Form and Join a Union U.S. Department of Labor
May
24
2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA launches national survey on employers’ safety and health practices to help guide future rules, compliance, outreach U.S. Department of Labor
Nov
1
2011
East Los Angeles community hospital executives ordered to repay $600,000 to employee retirement plan, following US Labor Department investigation U.S. Department of Labor
Feb
1
2012
Labor Secretary Solis Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Statutory Amendments to FMLA U.S. Department of Labor
Feb
29
2012
OLMS Improves Electronic Filing U.S. Department of Labor
Nov
9
2014
11 Things the Labor Department Does for Veterans U.S. Department of Labor
May
20
2013
Join the Conversation to Improve Transition from School to Work for Youth with Disabilities U.S. Department of Labor
Jun
3
2013
Inside the Affordable Care Act: 5 Secrets Every Business Needs to Know U.S. Department of Labor
Jun
25
2013
Safety Rights for Young Workers U.S. Department of Labor
Apr
13
2011
US Department of Labor announces grant to continue re-employment services for Wisconsin workers affected by layoffs at 80 companies U.S. Department of Labor
Sep
21
2022
US Department of Labor Awards $34.4M in Grants to Improve Access to Good Jobs, Training in Appalachian Region, Lower Mississippi Delta U.S. Department of Labor
Dec
9
2011
Securing Health Care for Workers and Small Businesses U.S. Department of Labor
Dec
25
2022
US Department of Labor Finds Texas Construction Company Willfully Exposed Workers to Deadly Hazards after Trench Collapse Kills Two Workers U.S. Department of Labor
Nov
28
2020
Corrected: U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $3,301,932 in Coronavirus Violations U.S. Department of Labor
Jul
3
2012
Compensation for Energy Workers, $8 Billion and Counting U.S. Department of Labor
Jul
20
2012
The Continued and Steady Labor Market Recovery U.S. Department of Labor
Aug
13
2012
Finding Jobs on the Front Range U.S. Department of Labor
Feb
25
2013
Cleveland Stories: An Argument for a Higher Minimum Wage U.S. Department of Labor
May
6
2013
We’re Gaining Momentum, Now it’s Time to Hit the Gas U.S. Department of Labor
May
27
2013
No Limits for Wounded Veterans at Annual Warrior Games U.S. Department of Labor
Nov
29
2013
Model Training Partnerships – at Home and Abroad U.S. Department of Labor
Sep
26
2022
US Department of Labor Recovers $352k in Back Pay for 653 Workers After Detroit Area Staffing Agency Misclassifies Them as Independent Contractors U.S. Department of Labor
Oct
20
2011
US Department of Labor obtains judgment to distribute $1.35 million to participants of Minneapolis-based Northland Inn's 401(k) plan U.S. Department of Labor
 

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