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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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Oct
7
2015
D.C. Council Introduces Bill Providing 16 Weeks Of PAID Leave to D.C. Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
16
2017
“Micro-Units” Eliminated: NLRB Overturns Specialty Healthcare Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
2
2014
Another Hefty OSHA Whistleblower Award + Reinstatement Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
4
2022
Ecuador Welcomes Arbitration (Back) Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
5
2022
Philadelphia Enacts Ordinance to Prohibit Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
6
2017
Appellate Division Rules That Paid Blogger Was Not An “Employee” Entitled To Unemployment Benefits, Signaling Trend Toward More Searching Judicial Review of Agency Decisions Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
2
2021
Regulations on Executive Compensation Excise Tax (Section 4960) for Tax-Exempt Employer and Their Affiliates Finalized Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
2
2020
The CARES Act and Compensation – What Employers Need to Know Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
21
2014
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Issues Two New “FAQs” Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
22
2014
Employees Face Uphill Battle in Holding Private Equity Firms Accountable under WARN Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
30
2015
Jersey City, New Jersey Expands Paid Sick Leave Proskauer Rose LLP
May
17
2019
Using a Cat to Chase the Inflatable Rat: NLRB General Counsel Urged Reconsideration of Board Precedent Regarding Banners and Signal Picketing of Neutral Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
5
2020
CARES Act Expands Unemployment Insurance Benefits Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
19
2017
EFFECTIVE TODAY: FAR Barring Certain Contractor Confidentiality Agreements Proskauer Rose LLP
May
18
2023
EEOC Issues Updated “Capstone” Guidance on COVID-19 After Declaration of End of Public Health Emergency Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
16
2018
Maryland Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto of Paid Sick Leave Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
10
2014
SCOTUS to Review Subsidy Issue Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
20
2015
New York Governor Cuomo Signs Women’s Equality Agenda; New Law Strengthens Equal Pay Protections Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
21
2014
Sixth Circuit Dismisses Whistleblower’s Claims Made By Job Applicant Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
1
2021
In Sickness and In Health – Court Rejects Spouse’s COVID Claim Against Employer Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
10
2023
Possible Extension of Clawback Rule Effectiveness is Welcome Development for Issuers Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
10
2021
DOL Will Not Enforce Trump Administration’s ERISA “ESG” Investing and Proxy Voting Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
9
2014
Second Circuit Holds ERISA Disclosure Claims Are Time-Barred Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
12
2022
New York Department of Labor Issues Required Posting for Expanded Whistleblower Protection Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
16
2021
OSHA Launches New Workplace Safety Initiative and Updated Enforcement Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
15
2014
Rhode Island Establishes Tip Line For Worker Misclassification Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
6
2016
NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidelines on Transgender Discrimination Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
18
2019
Rock Beats Scissor: Federal Law Cuts Through New York State’s Attempt to Prohibit Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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