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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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Feb
26
2013
New U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") Guidance Clarifies Employee Entitlement to FMLA Leave to Care for Adult Children ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
26
2013
New York (NY) Legislature Introduces Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
26
2013
New York City's Mayor Bloomberg Vetoes Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Against Unemployed Mintz
Feb
26
2013
Federal Court Rejects Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Suit Over Random Alcohol Testing of Probationary Plant Employees Bracewell LLP
Feb
25
2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Guidance for Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Plans to Engage in Cleared Swaps Katten
Feb
25
2013
Cleveland Stories: An Argument for a Higher Minimum Wage U.S. Department of Labor
Feb
25
2013
Sick of Sick Employees? Can You Send Them Home? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
25
2013
Take Three: Raising the Minimum Wage Myths U.S. Department of Labor
Feb
24
2013
REDC Default Solutions to Pay $50,000 to Settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
24
2013
It's time to file H-1B (Specialty Occupation) Petitions: Employer Alert Vedder Price
Feb
23
2013
California Supreme Court Sends Mixed Signals in Long-Awaited Mixed-Motive Discrimination Decision Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
23
2013
Second Circuit Rejects Application of McDonnell Douglas to New York City Human Rights Law – But Grants Summary Judgment Under More Lenient Analysis Faegre Drinker
Feb
22
2013
SEC Approves NYSE, NYSE MKT and NASDAQ Compensation Committee Listing Standards Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
22
2013
OSHA Targets Dairy Product Businesses – Are You a Target? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
22
2013
New Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster Required in the Workplace McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
22
2013
Second Circuit Narrows Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Exhaustion Requirement When Plan Document Is Ambiguous on Need to Follow Claims Procedures McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
22
2013
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Clarify Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA’s) Exemption for Donning and Doffing Time Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
21
2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Issues Guidance on Calculating Backpay under Latino Express Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
21
2013
Judgment Against AutoZone Affirmed in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Disability Discrimination Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
21
2013
I’m Too Sexy It Hurts… My Employment Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Feb
21
2013
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. Will Pay $92,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
20
2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Audit Letters Requesting Proof of Compliance with Health Care Reform Requirements McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
19
2013
New Hampshire Right to Work? Not So Fast Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
19
2013
OMG! Am I a Business Associate (BA)? Assessing the Impact of Recent HIPAA Changes on Your Business von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb
19
2013
The Letter of the Law Proves Equally As Applicable to Employees in Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Disputes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
19
2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Unnecessary or a Life Saver? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Feb
18
2013
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) New HIPAA Omnibus Rule & Your Liability — A Detailed Review Mintz
Feb
18
2013
Innocent Until Proven Guilty, But Employed, Too? How to Handle Employee Arrests McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
 

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