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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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Jul
24
2014
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Employee Who Fell While Bringing Treats for Co-Worker Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
24
2014
Illinois Bans Employment Application Questions About Criminal Convictions Vedder Price
Jul
24
2014
Administrative Law Judge Makes Latest Move in Dispute with DOL Solicitor over Mine Act Provision Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
24
2014
OSHA Issues Warning about Heat Illness Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
24
2014
Campaign to Raise Chicago and San Diego Minimum Wage Scores Three More Significant Victories Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
24
2014
Update: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reviewing Pay Transparency Regulations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
24
2014
Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Unpaid Intern Is Not Protected Under State Whistleblower Statute von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jul
24
2014
Fifth Circuit Holds Deferred Compensation Plan Is Governed by ERISA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
24
2014
Watchdogs Petition SEC to Strengthen Prohibitions Against Impeding Complaints to SEC Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
24
2014
Key Component of Affordable Care Act Might Be Invalid Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
23
2014
Vocational Rehabilitation In Illinois Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
23
2014
Governor Quinn Approves Illinois "Ban the Box" Law Limiting Private Employers' Ability to Screen Job Applicants by Criminal History Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
23
2014
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Pregnancy Accommodation Case In Its Fall Term Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
23
2014
Illinois Senate Bill 3287 Signed into Law Re: Worker's Compensation Act Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
23
2014
EEOC Expands Reach of Pregnancy Discrimination Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
23
2014
A (Running) List of Presidential Actions Affecting Federal Contractors Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
23
2014
Dueling Decisions in the 4th and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeals Spell More ACA Uncertainty for Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
23
2014
Virginia Federal Judge Rejects Highly Compensated IT Professional’s Misclassification Claim Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
23
2014
New Kazakhstan Law on Trade Unions and Amendments to the Labour Code Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
23
2014
Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL) UPDATE: New Details on Wave of OFCCP Advance Audit Notification Letters Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
22
2014
President Obama Amends Executive Order 11246 to Protect LGBT Workers of Government Contractors from Discrimination Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
22
2014
EEOC Issues New Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
22
2014
Illinois Passes Ban-the-Box Legislation Limiting Employers’ Criminal Background Checks on Applicants Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
22
2014
A Complex Question Facing Employers under the ADAAA - To Accommodate or Not Accommodate? - Americans with Disabilities Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
22
2014
Cal/OSHA Proposes to Turn up the Heat on Heat Illness Prevention Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
22
2014
Health Plans Have an Extra Year to Prepare for ICD-10—And They Might Need It Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
22
2014
Cal-OSHA Turns Down the Heat - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
22
2014
What Are Your Company’s Wage & Hour Risks? [VIDEO] Faegre Drinker
 

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