Labor & Employment

The National Law Review provides readers with news coverage and issues, involving working and labor and employment law in the United States, and how it affects employers, employees, major corporations and executives throughout the country.  Current trends like whistleblower protection and employees' rights concerning disclosure of information about their corporate employer or government employer if the employer is engaged in illegal activities and protection for employees concerning retaliation due to whistleblower complaints.

The National Law Review offers in-depth analysis of some of the major federal agencies/governing bodies that impact employer/employee relationships.  Analysis of the make-up of the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) as well as analysis of the major decisions coming from that board are covered by the legal experts at the National Law Review.  Additionally, news and guidance, as well as staffing changes at the Department of Labor are also covered and analyzed, with legal experts providing insight into what has happened, and what might happen as a result.  Updates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and their interpretations and guidelines on specific regulations related to worker safety, like the Silica standard, are also covered by NLR. 

Changes in employment law based on state developments, and issues that impact employer procedures in hiring and interviewing hiring, such as how ban the box legislation impacts hiring as well prohibitions against asking about previous salary levels, and employer reviews sites like Glassdoor are covered by the National Law Review.  As states and cities pass and amend employment-related legislation, the National Law Review carefully analyzes the implications of these changes to provide background information for companies seeking to stay compliant.

Some of the subjects covered on the site include employment and compensation agreements, employment violations in the workplace, non compete and arbitration agreements, the #MeToo Movement and sexual harassment, sex-discrimination cases, employee handbooks and policies, wellness programs, and how to properly train employees, especially given the number of employment-related lawsuits and EEOC enforcement actions. are addressed by the National Law Review

Readers can also learn about employment agreements in areas including the use of personal email accounts, electronic devices, and email/internet policies in the workplace. With data and security being a hot-topic in recent months, the National Law Review has the latest details about data protection policies, encryption, and data security and employee privacy rights within organizations. Topics like pay equity/gender pay gap issues, affirmative action disputes, civil rights actions, business immigration laws, disability accommodations, ERISA policies, unfair competition, workplace privacy, whistleblower lawsuits, wrongful termination, and trade secrets, are all cases and stories visitors will find on the National Law Review website.

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May
31
2016
Are Class Action Plaintiffs Standing in Concrete After Spokeo? Polsinelli PC
May
31
2016
The New Overtime Regulations and Their Impact on the Salary Basis Test Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
31
2016
Top Five Best Practices for Workplace Investigations Foley & Lardner LLP
May
31
2016
The Defend Trade Secrets Act: A New Tool to Fight Trade Secret Theft Faegre Drinker
May
31
2016
7th Circuit Holds Mandatory Waiver of Class Claims Unlawful; Creates Circuit Court Split ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
31
2016
DHS Extends Time Period for STEM OPT Employment Authorization Foley & Lardner LLP
May
31
2016
Fiduciary Protections for 401(k) Plan Investment “Reenrollments” Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
31
2016
OSHA Outlines Ambitious Plan in Spring Regulatory Agenda Keller and Heckman LLP
May
31
2016
Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Sides with NLRB – Holds Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver Violates Employee Rights and Unenforceable Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
31
2016
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claim Arising from Incorrectly Addressed COBRA Notice Proskauer Rose LLP
May
31
2016
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Resignation Triggers Limitations Period for Constructive Discharge Claims Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
31
2016
Advancing Opportunity for All in the Tech Industry U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2016
Zoo Printing Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2016
McWhite’s Funeral Home to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
29
2016
OSHA Requires Employers to Provide Workplace Injury and Illness Records Armstrong Teasdale
May
29
2016
First Call Ambulance Service to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
28
2016
NLRB Defends Attempt to Enroach on Tribal Sovereignty Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
27
2016
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on "Promoting Safe Workplaces Through Effective and Responsible Recordkeeping Standards" Keller and Heckman LLP
May
27
2016
Minneapolis Becomes First City in Minnesota to Require Paid Sick Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
27
2016
Employer’s Use of E-verify is Not a Substitute for Completing I-9 Forms, Fined More Than $200K in Civil Penalties Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
27
2016
Thinking about Risk: Are You a Mitigator or an Allocator? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
27
2016
Green v. Brennan: Employee's Resignation Starts the Statute of Limitation for Constructive Discharge Claims Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
27
2016
Steps to Effectively Cancel an Insurance Policy in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
26
2016
Seventh Circuit Goes It Alone – Upholds NLRB Decision Holding That Class and Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Are Unlawful and Unenforceable Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
26
2016
2016 Tennessee Employment Legislative Update Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2016
Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury Departments Release New Summary of Benefits and Coverage Templates and Accompanying Documents Proskauer Rose LLP
May
26
2016
Connecticut Physician Non-compete Provisions Part Two: The Rest of SB 351 (Now Public Act 16-95) Murtha Cullina
May
26
2016
Wellness Program Compliance – It’s Time to Review Your Program Under New ADA and GINA Final Rules (and HIPAA and…) Faegre Drinker
May
26
2016
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wage-Hour Class Action Where Employees Could Edit Their Own Time Entries Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2016
Strategies for Complying with Notice Provisions of Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
26
2016
Supreme Court Decides Not to Decide on Latest Challenge to ACA Contraceptive Coverage Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2016
Handling Nondiscretionary Incentive Payments Under New FLSA Overtime Rule: Fair Labor Standards Act Mintz
May
26
2016
New Rules on Silica, Workplace Exams, and Eventually Diesel Particulate Matter Top MSHA’s New Agenda Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
25
2016
The Department of Labor’s 2016 Final Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule: The Best Interest Contract Exemption Mintz
May
25
2016
North Carolina Retailers Navigate Conflicting Laws Regarding Transgender Protections Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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