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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Aug
20
2018
“Airing Out the Denny Crane Room”: Recent SEC Action Emphasizes Need for Effective Disclosure Controls and Procedures for Executive Perquisites Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
5
2016
“Accurate” Time Records Must Actually Be Accurate Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
5
2019
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort” – dealing with “attitude” at work, Part 1 (UK) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
5
2017
“A Day Without” Actions – How Can Employers Prepare? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
24
2015
“3-Year” Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals EADs Must Be Returned: Immigration Mintz
Mar
13
2017
“100% Healed From Injury” Policies May Violate CA Fair Employment and Housing Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
20
2017
’Tis the Season to Answer Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Letters From the IRS Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
27
2023
’Tis the Season for California’s 2024 Legislative Update: What Employers Need to Prepare for Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
15
2022
’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
15
2017
‘You’re Doing a Great Job Brownie, er Comey . . . and You’re Fired!’ Avoiding Unforced Errors in Employment Terminations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
8
2020
‘You are my Employer, not the Thought Police’ – Employee Online Activity in a Time of Turmoil Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
4
2022
‘Work From the Ballpark’—Is the Latest Remote Work Promotion a Foul Ball? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
11
2019
‘Vague’ Savings Clause Insufficient to Save Arbitration Agreement Limiting Employees’ Access to NLRB Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
22
2022
‘Uniting for Ukraine’ Program Will Provide Sponsorship Opportunities for Ukrainians Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
28
2022
‘Tis the Season… to Consider ESG Investments in Your 401(k) Plan Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
27
2018
‘Tis the Season: FMLA and Holidays Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
31
2022
‘Tis the Season – to Update Your Company’s Employee Handbook Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
16
2019
‘Tis the Season – DOL’s Final Rule on Regular Rate of Pay Could be a Gift to Both Employers and Employees Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
21
2016
‘Tis the Season . . . for EEO-1 & VETS-4212 Reporting Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
8
2024
‘Spring Forward, Fall Back’ Doesn’t Have to Mean Workplace Falls Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
5
2017
‘Smile, You’re On Candid Camera’ – Federal Court Upholds NLRB Ruling That Prohibits Non-Union Employers From Banning Recordings in the Workplace Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
15
2017
‘Show Your Face’ – IBEW Restrictions On Union Resignation and Dues Checkoff In Right-to-Work States Found Unlawful Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
11
2018
‘Show Me the Money’: Unions Demanding To Share In The Benefit Of Corporate Tax Cuts Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
7
2020
‘Restore Illinois’ Plan: Five-Phase Reopening Approach to Ease Restrictions on Businesses, Gatherings Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
12
2022
‘Rent-A-Legal-Expert’: How Financial Services Firms Are Capitalising On Interim Legal Talent Major Lindsey & Africa
Jun
8
2023
‘POWR’ Play: Colorado Law Tips the Scale in Favor of Employees Regarding Employment Claims, Nondisclosure Agreements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
5
2023
‘PARENTAL ADVISORY’: How Music in the Workplace Can Lead to Liability Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
22
2018
‘One and Done’ May Soon Be DONE! Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
2
2021
‘No-Poach’ Agreements – EU Catching up With the US on Anti-Competitive Recruitment Practices Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
26
2021
‘No Harm, No Foul,’ Says the Seventh Circuit in an FMLA Interference Case Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
10
2020
‘Ministerial Exception’ Bars Lay Teachers’ Job Discrimination Claims, U.S. Supreme Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
15
2018
‘Mean Girls’: Union Violated Labor Law By “Ostracizing” and “Humiliating” Its Own Members On Facebook, Says NLRB GC Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
4
2014
‘Major Issues’ Affect Cal/OSHA’s Mission Capability, Federal OSHA Says Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
11
2020
‘Lost Wages Assistance’ Program to Boost Unemployment Insurance Benefits Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
15
2017
‘Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!’ Class Action Waiver Battle Kicks Off At Supreme Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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