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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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Aug
6
2012
NLRB Tosses Employer's Investigation Confidentiality Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
7
2014
Illinois Governor Signs Payroll Card Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
12
2012
Eighth Circuit Upholds NLRB Decision Finding Union to have Unlawfully Targeted Neutral Employer Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
16
2012
Another California Court of Appeal Struggles to Come To Grips with Arbitration Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
15
2014
When “I Love You” May Be Too Much and Incur a Claim of Religious Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
1
2012
NHL Labor Clock Ticking Entering the Labor Day Weekend Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
20
2014
NLRB Chooses Form Over Function Re: Eligibility of Certain Union Members to Vote Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
31
2015
Pay Attention to Those Doctor’s Notes re: FMLA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
22
2014
Home Sweet Home? Employers and Employees are Just Scratching the Surface of How Work and Home Fit Together Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
4
2019
Can You Terminate An Employee For Facebook Posts Criticizing Your Company? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
22
2021
President Biden Fires NLRB General Counsel and His Successor Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
11
2015
Obama Executive Order Mandates Broadly Defined Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
2
2016
Weekly Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Nov. 21-25 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
15
2014
FMLA Certifications: When "Unknown" and "Probably" Aren't Enough Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
20
2023
PERM Delays at the Department of Labor Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
23
2012
EEOC Must Abide By 300-Day Rule in Pattern and Practice Case, Says New Jersey Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
3
2012
NLRB Issues New Guidance: Brings Some Clarity to At-Will Disclaimer Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
20
2017
Employment Visas: Changes to Expect in 2018 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
12
2015
Employee Who Threatened to Shoot His Colleagues with a Shotgun Not a “Qualified Individual” For the Purposes of Oregon’s Disability Statute, Says Ninth Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
30
2016
75,000 Reasons Why Employers Should Timely Comply With Form I-9 Requirements Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
9
2020
Los Angeles Mayor Issues Order Requiring Use of Nonmedical Grade Face Coverings Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
18
2012
Illinois Federal Court Finds Employee Handbook Provision May Constitute an Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
13
2014
Don't Mess with Texas . . . Roadhouse re: EEOC and Age Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
9
2017
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Dec. 27-30 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
14
2020
Third-Party Biometric Timekeeping Provider Chops Down BIPA Liability Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2018
ICE Raids on 7-Eleven Franchise Stores Result in 21 Arrests Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
9
2013
Texas Legislature Will Consider Employers’ Ability to Access Social Media Passwords Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
3
2021
Parent Company Providing Workers Compensation Can’t Be Sued By Subsidiary’s Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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