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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Apr
17
2017
New IRS TE/GE Audit Information Document Request Procedures Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
12
2012
New Jersey Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
1
2023
New Jersey Enacts ‘Bill of Rights’ for Temporary Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
6
2013
New Jersey's New Social Media Law Blocks Employers' Prying Eyes Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
17
2020
New Joint Employment Rule: DOL Clarifies Standard For Liability Under the FLSA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
13
2016
New Rule Bars Pay Secrecy Policies by Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Polsinelli PC
Apr
7
2020
New Skilled Worker Immigration Act and Novelties for Labor Migration in Germany K&L Gates
Jan
4
2018
New Year, New Minimum Wage Hikes Polsinelli PC
Aug
18
2017
New York Appellate Decision Questions Enforceability of Employee Non-Compete Agreements, Demonstrates Need for Employers to Carefully Consult Counsel When Drafting or Enforcing Them Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Dec
27
2010
New York Enacts The Wage Theft Prevention Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
13
2020
Ninth Circuit Issues a Positive Decision for Employers in the World of Background Checks Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
27
2011
Ninth Circuit Rules That An Employee Who Quits Because The Business Is Closing Has Not "Voluntarily Departed" Under the WARN Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
28
2016
NLRB Defends Attempt to Enroach on Tribal Sovereignty Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
25
2023
NLRB Lays Out A Boatload of Remedies for Repeat Offenses in Noah’s Ark Processors Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
11
2016
NLRB Ruling: Temps Can be Part of Bargaining Units Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
15
2019
NLRB Says Employers Can Change Arbitration Agreements After Being Sued Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
26
2017
NLRB’s New Member Confirmed, Fits the Bill for Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
18
2017
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Inferior Parental Leave Policies Can Result in Discrimination Claims McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
29
2019
No Harm, Still a Foul: Illinois Supreme Court Rules on the Collection of Biometric Data Mintz
May
16
2013
Noel Canning be damned: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Holds D.C. Circuit Decision Does Not Require Complaint Dismissal Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
13
2022
Non-Compete Compliance & New Requirements for Plan Sponsors – Employment Law This Week Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
29
2015
Not So Fast: Parties Cannot Impose Confidentiality Restrictions on Judicially Approved FLSA Settlements Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
28
2016
NYC Employers Risk New Penalties in 2016: Gender and Caregiver Discrimination, Paying Freelancers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
14
2014
Obama Administration to Throw Down the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Exemption Gauntlet Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
17
2016
OFCCP’s New Sex Discrimination Regulations Imposes a Few New Obligations on Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
14
2017
Ohio House Considers Bill to Protect Businesses from Architectural Barrier Lawsuits Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
10
2017
Ohio House Passes Bill Weakening Employers’ Ability to Restrict Guns on Property Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
8
2021
On Her Shoulders, Episode 13 - Interview with Sarah Feingold [PODCAST] Winstead
Jun
5
2017
Once More unto the Breach: Practical Tips When Employee Data is Compromised Polsinelli PC
Jun
20
2017
Oregon Expands Effort to Achieve Equal Pay Polsinelli PC
Feb
26
2017
OSHA Levies Fines in Fatal Construction Accident Case Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
May
6
2017
OSHA Rescinds Fairfax Memo – OSHA No Longer Required to Permit Union Reps to Represent Non-Union Employees in Walkaround Inspections Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
8
2017
Part VI of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: Veterinarians and Vehicles Faegre Drinker
Apr
10
2018
Pennsylvania Federal Court Explores the Contours of the DTSA Polsinelli PC
May
13
2017
Philadelphia Becomes First City to Prohibit Employers from Asking Applicants About Salary History Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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