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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29
2019
Fifth Circuit Opinion Provides Most Recent Overview of “Borrowed Employee” Test for Offshore Platform Workers Jones Walker LLP
Apr
1
2011
Hear No Evil: U.S. Supreme Court Protects Internal Oral Wage Complaints from Retaliation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
16
2020
The Pandemic Is Far from Over, but I-9 "Flexibility" Might Be Jones Walker LLP
Jan
19
2011
"Belongs To The Company" Means Exactly That Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
5
2017
$32.5 million class action settlement in MetLife race discrimination case Zuckerman Law
Nov
19
2013
2013 California Employment Law Legislative Update: Things You Need to Know for 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
11
2020
2020 Ushers in Significant Change for Retirement Accounts Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
7
2017
A Dancer With an Attitude? Fired Vegas Show Dancer Pursues Workers’ Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
23
2016
A RIFing Yarn: How Being Able to Support a RIF Pays Off Down the Road Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
13
2011
A Rising Tide for Annual Say-on-Pay Votes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2017
A Temporal Limitation on the Reach of DTSA Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
4
2017
Abeyance on H-4 EAD Lawsuit Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
9
2023
ADA and Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
26
2016
Affirmation of Juror Non-Disclosure: Larsen v. Union Pac. R.R. Co. Armstrong Teasdale
Jun
7
2023
AI in the Workplace – Employment Law This Week [Video] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
28
2017
ALERT: Senate confirms Acosta as Secretary of Labor Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
27
2019
Amended Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act in Jeopardy? Stay Tuned Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
10
2013
An Extension of Noel Canning? Becker National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Appointment in Jeopardy too Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
10
2011
Another California Court of Appeal Finds California's Special Protections for Labor Picketing to be Unconstitutional Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
30
2017
Another Review of the EEOC’s Subpoena for ‘Pedigree Information’ Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
10
2012
Arbitration Agreement Barring Class Litigation Violates the NLRA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
8
2022
As Cases Plummet and Mask Mandates Go Away, the Legislature Re-Enacts Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
10
2013
Back to the Full Complement? Re: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Full Union Friendly Membership Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
2
2017
Behavioral Advertising Company That Dropped “Zombie” Cookies Can’t Use Verizon’s Arbitration Clause To Avoid Class Action Lawsuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
13
2011
Bill Allowing More Offshore Drilling Introduced to Congress Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
16
2017
Board Overrules Specialty Healthcare Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
26
2017
Bottling Employee Blows his Top, but his Termination Caused a Sticky Situation Polsinelli PC
Feb
28
2015
Bring Your Own Device To Work Programs: Regulatory and Legal Risks and How To Minimize Them Poyner Spruill LLP
Aug
5
2019
California Adopts Emergency Regulation to Protect Outdoor Workers From Wildfire Smoke Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
21
2021
California Authorities Announce Changes to COVID-19-Related Requirements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
3
2016
California Broadens Its “Fair Pay Act” to Prohibit Race And Ethnicity Discrimination Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
30
2013
California Business Tax Incentive Legislation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
22
2011
California Court Of Appeal Holds That Employees Lose Reinstatement Rights If They Fail To Return To Work During The 12-Week Leave Period Protected Under CFRA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
16
2019
California Court Rejects Motion To Arbitrate PAGA Claim Under State Labor Code Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
6
2019
California Independent Contractor Bill Continues Slow March to Governor’s Desk Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
27
2023
California Supreme Court Unanimously Decides to Not Follow Viking River ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
18
2019
California Truckers Drive Challenge to Dynamex and AB 5 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
23
2023
California’s COVID-19 Non-Emergency Prevention Standard Takes Effect ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
21
2017
Carolina Creek to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jul
28
2020
CFTC Announces $9 Million Whistleblower Award Zuckerman Law
Apr
27
2021
Chancery Court Finds that Although Alleged Disclosure Deficiency Prevents Application of Corwin, It Is Insufficient to Reasonably Imply Breach of the Duty of Loyalty K&L Gates
Aug
31
2013
Chicago Sun-Times Hit with Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Complaint Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
12
2019
Chicago Takes One Step Closer to Passing a Predictive Scheduling Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
8
2011
China to Solicit Public Opinions On Administration of Enterprise Annuity Funds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
2009
CHIP Act Creates Special Enrollment Rights and Disclosure Obligations for Group Health Plans Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
8
2015
Clients with Government Contracts Could be at Risk of Severe Repercussions If Not Fully Compliant Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
22
2017
College Not Required to Alter Academic Program for Reasonable Accommodation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
21
2016
Complete Maintenance Janitorial Service to Pay $45,600 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr
4
2020
Congress CARES About Employee Benefits Katten
Mar
1
2022
Congress Votes To End Mandatory Arbitration Of Sexual Assault And Sexual Harassment Claims Hunton Andrews Kurth
 

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