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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.

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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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Feb
3
2014
Toxic Tort Cases and TLV - Threshold Limit Value Armstrong Teasdale
Feb
3
2014
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury Issue Proposed Regulations Governing “Excepted Benefits” Mintz
Feb
3
2014
Clearing the Air: Employers Should Consider Their Policies on Smoking in the Workplace to Keep Pace with the Rising Use of E-Cigarettes Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
3
2014
Dealing with the (Department of Labor) DOL at Your Door, Part I McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
3
2014
Raising the Minimum Wage Means a Stronger Bottom Line U.S. Department of Labor
Feb
3
2014
Student Gridiron “Workers” Team With Steelworkers To Forge Union at Northwestern University Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
1
2014
Seattle Seahawks Headed for a Super Bowl Victory? Yes, if City’s Unemployment Rate and Apes Have Anything to Do With It Mintz
Feb
1
2014
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Leave for Vacation? Yes, Under the Right Circumstances! Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
1
2014
Tax Court Provides Color on “For Cause” Termination Under Code Section 83 Mintz
Jan
31
2014
Public Sector Right to Work Issue in Michigan Elevates to State High Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
31
2014
New Publications 502 and 503 Released by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
31
2014
Denver By 6 and $722,000,000.00: Devil Resides In the Methods of Calculation of Promised Economic Impact Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
31
2014
Essential Worker Immigration Coalition Releases Reaction to House Republican Standards for Immigration Reform Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
31
2014
Washington D.C. Minimum Wage to Go Up Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
30
2014
Potato Chip Maker Caught Up in Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Program Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
30
2014
Keep Your Nude Photos At Home, or They May End Up In Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
30
2014
Recordkeeping Rule Must Be Withdrawn, Employer Coalition Tells OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
30
2014
Exclusion of Expert Douglas Buchan Upheld Armstrong Teasdale
Jan
30
2014
New Pregnancy Laws Deliver Additional Protections for Women Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
30
2014
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to Send Out Wave of Advance Scheduling Notification Letters Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
30
2014
Is Putting on and Taking off Protective Gear Compensable? Supreme Court (Ad)dresses that Issue in Latest Ruling Mintz
Jan
30
2014
Section 162(m): Actions that Should be Taken by March 31, 2014, and/or in this Year's Proxy to Avoid the $1,000,000 Deduction Limitation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
30
2014
More to Supreme Court’s Sandifer Decision than the Definition of “Clothes” Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
30
2014
Citing To Precedent, Nevada Federal Court Rejects FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) Tip Claim Asserted By Workers Receiving Minimum Wage Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
30
2014
Time to File H-1B Visa Petitions! Vedder Price
Jan
30
2014
Colorado Supreme Court to Review “Lawful” Use of Medical Marijuana Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
30
2014
A “Hail Mary”? Northwestern Student-Athletes File Union Petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
30
2014
Criminal Prosecution for Employee’s Theft of Employer’s Documents May Proceed, New Jersey Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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