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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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Jun
26
2015
New Obligations to Disclose Labor Law Violations Could Expose Contractors to Defamation Liability Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
19
2014
Sirleaf Calls for Renewed Investment in Girls’ Education Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
25
2014
IRS Releases Affordable Care Act ACA Reporting Forms Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
26
2016
Fifth Circuit Court Enjoins Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
29
2014
Failure To Submit an Original Bid Guarantee at Bid Opening Is Not a “Minor Informality”: Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain LLC, No. B-40979 Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
29
2014
CMS Fixes Some Health Plan Identifying Number (HPID) Problems, But Other Problems Remain Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
1
2015
Department of Veterans Affairs Proposes to Make VOSB Verification Easier Under Veterans First Contracting Program Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
15
2016
European Court of Human Rights Rules That Employers Can Monitor Employee Private Communications Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
6
2018
HSA Family Contribution Limit Reduced for 2018 Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
2
2016
Electronic Log Devices: Trucking Industry Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May
29
2018
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Employment Contracts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May
17
2016
Supreme Court Rules Statistical Evidence is Appropriate Method to Certify Class Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun
21
2017
Union Jobs Replaced by Technology Results in Unfair Labor Practice Charge Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
8
2015
Consideration Necessary for All Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
28
2017
A Poor Interview is Not an Irrational Basis for an Employment Decision Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
11
2014
7th Circuit affirms Plaintiff Failed to Show Adverse Employment Action - Recent Development in the Courts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
21
2014
Employer's Duty to Provide Reasonable Accommodations Under ADA - Recent Developments in the Courts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Feb
3
2018
Recent Challenges to the Use of Hair Follicle Drug Testing Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
16
2015
Illinois Appellate Court Majority Rules Accident At Home Compensable Because Benefitted Employer Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Mar
11
2015
Gienapp v. Harbor Crest: Employer Liability under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Sep
13
2014
Whistleblower Protection for Alabama Public Employees Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
8
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Pregnancy Discrimination Act at Oral Argument Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Mar
2
2016
Beware of Coercion—New Anti-Coercion Rule Effective as of January 29, 2016 Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
Co-Worker Immunity in the Context of the Employer-Controlled Commute Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May
9
2016
Recent Appellate Victories: Buxton v. McLean County School, Weaver v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May
17
2016
Seventh Circuit Rules on Accommodation and Causal Connection Needed for ADA Claims Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
30
2018
Finding the Path after Pathfinder Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Apr
1
2015
When Does a Traveling Employee Actually Begin to "Travel"? Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
 

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