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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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Dec
15
2017
NLRB Reverses Key Rulings: Returns to Pre-Obama Board Test for Deciding Joint-Employer Status and for Determining Whether Handbooks, Rules and Policies Violate the NLRA – Assessment of 2014 Expedited Election Rules and Future Changes Also Announced Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
27
2020
New Jersey Extends Benefits and Protections to Workers Impacted by COVID-19 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
22
2016
Number of Paid Sick Leave Laws Expands Rapidly in 2016 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
20
2023
Maryland Delays Implementation of State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
22
2023
DOL Publishes New FLSA and FMLA Posters Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
4
2017
Will Requiring Flu Vaccinations Leave Employers Feeling Under the Weather? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
3
2018
New Jersey Strengthens “Ban the Box” Protections for Applicants Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
24
2023
Video: NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Charges Surge, NYC Prohibits Size Discrimination, FL Expands E-Verify Requirements – Employment Law This Week Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
9
2017
NLRB Rings In the New Year by Signaling It Will Continue Its Pro-Union Rulings Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
2
2020
U.S. DOL Renews Its Request to, and Extends the Deadline for, Employers and Employees to Comment on the DOL’s Recent Interpretive Guidance That It Issued in Connection with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
4
2021
Philadelphia Expands Ordinance Limiting Employer Use of Credit Checks Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
6
2020
COVID-19: New Jersey Takes Action to Raise Health Care Personnel Levels Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
7
2020
California Court of Appeal Clarifies Circumstances Where So-Called “Unlimited” Vacation Policies May Trigger a Right to Wages Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
3
2019
Employment Law This Week®: Gig Worker Classification, NLRB Rulemaking Agenda, Non-Compete Agreement Backlash [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
8
2020
#WorkforceWednesday: Coronavirus Balancing Act, Vaccination Requirements, #MeToo Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
10
2020
First Circuit: Massachusetts Employee Must Abide by a Restrictive Covenant Governed by a Delaware Choice of Law Clause – the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, Part II Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
25
2021
EEOC Withdraws Proposed Wellness Incentive Rules — Increasing Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive Uncertainties Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
26
2023
Michigan Is the Latest Jewel in the CROWN Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
3
2022
Washington, D.C. Ban on Non-Competes Postponed Until October 2022 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
5
2022
President Biden’s Vaccination Mandates for Federal Employees and Contractors Remain in Limbo Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
7
2015
Employment Law This Week - Episode 7 - Week of December 7, 2015 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
20
2022
New York HERO Act Designation Over, Six Months Later Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
1
2017
NLRB Acting Chair Dissents Point to Likely Changes to Board Election Rules and Employee Handbook and Email Standards Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
4
2020
Texas Employees Refusing to Return to Work from COVID-19 Related Reasons May Still Be Eligible for Unemployment Benefits Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
5
2022
Massachusetts Court Rules on Massachusetts Wage Act’s Mandatory Treble Damages Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
16
2018
New York City Council Proposes Laws to Mandate Sex Harassment Training and Expand Sex Harassment Protections Under the Human Rights Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
19
2016
USCIS Issues New Rule for Highly Skilled Workers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
8
2021
NLRB Holds Arbitration Agreements Can Remain Confidential—for Now Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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