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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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Mar
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2015
EB-5 Coalition Sends Final Letter Supporting H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
19
2015
Joint Employer Liability on the Rise Faegre Drinker
Mar
19
2015
Magistrate Recommends Denial of Class Certification in Goldman Sachs Gender Discrimination Suit Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
19
2015
US Department of Labor Says New FLSA Regulations Coming This Spring… Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
19
2015
Health Coverage for Staffing Firm Employees – Who is Responsible? Faegre Drinker
Mar
19
2015
SEC No-Action Letter Permits Non-ERISA Retirement Plans to Issue Participant Fee Disclosures Without Violating Securities Laws McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
19
2015
Restrictive Covenants: The Employee Choice Doctrine Explained … Yet Again Mintz
Mar
19
2015
NLRB Issues Critical Guidance On Employer Handbooks, Rules and Policies, Including “Approved” Language Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
19
2015
Fifth Circuit: Hospital Enjoys Standing to Seek ERISA Benefits Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
19
2015
Australian Employee Pays High Price for Revenge Porn in the Workplace Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
19
2015
NLRB General Counsel Issues Report Discussing Employer Handbook Policies Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
19
2015
Policy Manual Update: DOL Issues Final Rule Revising Definition of Spouse Under the FMLA Vedder Price
Mar
19
2015
10th Circuit Reverses EEOC Win After Lower Court Applied Wrong ADA Direct-Threat Standard Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
18
2015
California Corner: There’s a Classification for That: Recent Cases Challenge Whether Application-Based Service Platforms Misclassify Independent Contractors Vedder Price
Mar
18
2015
Whose Time Is It Anyway? Key Decisions Clarify the Meaning of Compensable Time Vedder Price
Mar
18
2015
Pre-Screening Job Applicants: New Jersey Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Mar
18
2015
New HHS Regulations “Clarify” that Health Plans Covering Families Must Have “Embedded” Individual Cost-Sharing Limits Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
18
2015
New Technology Clashes with Statutory Requirements: Why Clicking “I Agree” May Not Be Enough Vedder Price
Mar
18
2015
Another Loss for the EEOC: Refusal to Waive Claims is Not “Protected Activity” Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
18
2015
USCIS Resumes Processing H-2B Petitions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
18
2015
Supreme Court of New Jersey Adopts Faragher/Ellerth Affirmative Defense re: Vicarious Liability for Supervisor’s Sexual Harassment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
18
2015
E-Cigarettes and Workplace Smoking Policies: To Ban or Not to Ban, that is the Question McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
17
2015
The “Twitterverse” Reacts After Employer Revokes Job Offer to Teen Over Tweet Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
17
2015
Is a Company’s Release of Claims a Form of Retaliation under Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws? EEOC v. Allstate McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
17
2015
“Unlimited” Time Off Policies – Fad or Fun? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
17
2015
District of Columbia Passes Legislation Allowing Employees to Discuss Wages Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
17
2015
India Leverages Capacity Building Experience in Africa to Train, Mobilize Workers Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
17
2015
Ninth Circuit Upholds Trial Court’s Finding Rejecting Allegation of Unpaid Sixth Day of Work Despite Absence of Employer Records Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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