Labor & Employment

The National Law Review keeps its finger on the pulse on legal developments related to working.  Keeping employers and employees abreast of the latest labor and employment law news. We review legal news developments including issues involving interviews and employer review sites like Glassdoor, Indeed and Rate My Employer. We cover all aspects of employment and labor disputes including, disability access and accommodations, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, unfair competition and trade secrets, whistleblower actions, business immigration, workplace privacy, wrongful termination and more matters adjudicated before the courts as well as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and state and local agencies.

We feature the latest news on emerging compliance issues such as Affordable Care Act (“ACA”/”Obamacare”) and Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) mandates, EEOC and Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) enforcement, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) investigations, employee benefits, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Fiduciary Rules, joint employers status, E-Verify, workplace privacy, whistleblower actions, overtime requirements, and prevailing wage laws.

Employers can find the latest information on employment agreements and documents including: executive employment and compensation agreements, employee handbooks, sexual harassment policies, independent contractor agreements, social media policies, internet and email usage policies, separation agreements, equity compensation agreement and employee arbitration agreements.

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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2020
January Brings a New Set of Medical Staff Leaders: Now What? Polsinelli PC
Jan
14
2020
Spoiler Alert! It’s Going to Be a Roaring 2020 With Many Impactful Laws On The Horizon (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
14
2020
Pharmaceutical Company Agrees To $54 Million To Settle False Claims Kickback Allegations Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jan
14
2020
Mandatory Arbitration For Benefit Plan Documents – Prudent Or Problematic? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
14
2020
Department of Labor Issues Final Joint-Employer Regulation Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
14
2020
Wisconsin Law In Favor of Protecting Employers’ Freedom to Candidly Evaluate Employees: Hussain v. Ascension Sacred Heart Polsinelli PC
Jan
14
2020
SECURE Act and Guaranteed Income (Part 2) Faegre Drinker
Jan
14
2020
New York State Issues Guidance on Salary History Ban Wiggin and Dana LLP
Jan
14
2020
Louisiana Supreme Court to Address Whether Permanently Moored Casinos Are “Vessels” Under Maritime Law Jones Walker LLP
Jan
14
2020
New York State Department of Labor Publishes Guidance on Salary History Inquiry Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
14
2020
Federal Court Extends TRO to Enjoin Enforcement of California’s Controversial New Independent Contractor Law for 70,000 Independent Truckers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
14
2020
Mandatory Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs Looms in New Jersey Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
14
2020
How Secure Is Your Retirement Plan After the SECURE Act? Varnum LLP
Jan
14
2020
New York City Extends Human Rights Law Protections and Training Requirements to Freelancers and Independent Contractors Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
14
2020
Federal Court Leaves TRO in Place Staying the Enforcement of AB 5 Against Motor Carriers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
13
2020
Another Win for the Trucking Industry Against AB 5 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
13
2020
AB 51 Update: Court Continues TRO on California’s Arbitration Statute Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
13
2020
NY Appellate Court Upholds Department of Labor’s Payroll Card Regulations Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
13
2020
Contractor Issues – Not Just a California Issue Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
13
2020
What Massachusetts Employers Need to Know for a Compliant Start to 2020 Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
13
2020
US Department Of Labor Issues Final Rule On Joint Employer Status Under The FLSA (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
13
2020
Weekly IRS Roundup January 6 – January 10, 2020 McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
13
2020
U.S. Senate Confirms OSHRC Nominees Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
13
2020
California Employers May Soon Have to Share Safety Plans Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
13
2020
Rainbow USA, Inc., to Pay $11,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
13
2020
NLRB Must Consider An Employer’s Obligation To Maintain A Harassment-Free Workplace When Evaluating An Employee’s Allegedly Protected Conduct (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
12
2020
Heritage Charity Auctions & Awards Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
11
2020
New Year Brings New Opinion Letters From DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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