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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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Jun
3
2014
New IRS Program for Delinquent Form 5500 Filers of Non-ERISA Plans McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
3
2014
New Minnesota Medical Cannabis Law Protects Employees From Discrimination For Medical Marijuana Use Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
3
2014
Minimum Wage Groundswell? Seattle, Others Raise Their Statutory Minimum Wage Rates Mintz
Jun
3
2014
Court’s Flawed Trial Plan Sinks Overtime Class Action against Employer, California Supreme Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2014
Inside the Mining Industry: An Arizona Mining Lawyer Discusses Key Challenges, Opportunities & Trends for 2014 and Beyond Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Jun
2
2014
California Supreme Court Imposes Significantly Increased Rigor on Class Certification Vedder Price
Jun
2
2014
Termination under Last Chance Agreement No Bar to Arbitrator’s Reinstatement and Back Pay Award, Federal Court Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2014
COBRA Meets ACA – Time to Update COBRA Notices - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, Affordable Care Act Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
2
2014
Recent Decision Demonstrates Reach of Lawson; Extends SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Whistleblower Protections to Employee of a Nonpublic Subsidiary of a Public Issuer Faegre Drinker
Jun
2
2014
Due Process Rights of Employers and Class Action Defendants Upheld by California Supreme Court in Duran Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
2
2014
Remember Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Basics: Summary Plan Descriptions (SPD) and Eligibility Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2014
IRS Begins Audit of Deferred Compensation Plans Subject to Section 409A Mintz
Jun
2
2014
Ohio Court Concludes That Construction Trade Association Is Not Joint Employer Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2014
Secondment Arrangements in Russia: The Game Is Changing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
2
2014
Employer Cannot Limit Solicitation of Unknown Future Customers Court Says Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
2
2014
Guidelines for Hiring Summer Interns McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun
2
2014
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 30: The IRS Tells Us that Employer Payment Plans (Really, Really, Really) Don’t Work Mintz
Jun
2
2014
No Surprises: Pay Equity Rockets to Top of OFCCP Regulatory Agenda - Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2014
Basta Pasta to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
1
2014
Inflexible Leave Policy is Fair, Lawful and Protects Disabled Employees, Says Tenth Circuit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
1
2014
Oklahoma Joins Growing Number of States Limiting Employer Access To Personal Social Media Accounts Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
30
2014
The Debate Continues Over The Fiduciary Status of 401(k) Plan Service Providers Proskauer Rose LLP
May
30
2014
Pennsylvania Employers Take Note: State’s Marriage Laws Held Unconstitutional Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
30
2014
Colorado Federal Court Approves Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Class Action Settlement Over Pension Contributions Proskauer Rose LLP
May
30
2014
Proposed Ban on Non-Competes in Massachusetts McDermott Will & Emery
May
30
2014
DOL’s (Department of Labor) Proposed Rule Concerning Reporting Use Of Labor Consultants Slated To Become Final In December Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
30
2014
Non-Compete Covering Future Customers Overbroad and Unenforceable, Arkansas Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
30
2014
Governor Signs Tennessee Employment Litigation Reform Bill Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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