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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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Jan
8
2016
New Year's Resolution: Cleaning Up File Room Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
5
2018
West Virginia Supreme Court Finds Claimant's Death To Be Work-Related Even Though His Head Injury Occurred Over A Year Prior With No Intervening Treatment Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
9
2022
New Hurdle for Employers: Potential Revival of Joy Silk Card-Check Recognition Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
11
2016
Managing Cubicle Cupids: Employer's Guide to Handling Office Romance Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Mar
3
2016
Part 3 Uberization of the Workplace: Uberization of Employer/Employee/Independent Contractor Relationships - View from the DOL Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
22
2020
NLRB Stops Profanity-Laced Tirades and Other Abusive Conduct by Workers in the Workplace Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
11
2022
NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum on Electronic Monitoring of Employees Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
30
2021
OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance to Match CDC’s July 27th Protocol on Masks Indoors in Public Places even for Fully Vaccinated Employees in Substantial or High Transmission Areas Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
26
2015
West Virginia - In Case You were Getting Comfortable With the Timing of Final Paychecks... Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
12
2018
Recent Supreme Court Decision Interprets ADEA To Cover State And Local Governments Of Any Size Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
6
2023
FTC Proposes A Blanket Ban On Non-Compete Agreements Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
25
2015
The Statute of Limitations Rolls on for ERISA Fiduciaries' Duty to Monitor Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
9
2015
When the Force Isn't With You: Tips for Handling Reduction in Force Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
21
2014
EEOC Issues Updated Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
24
2015
DOL Says “Most Workers are Employees” Under FLSA Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
21
2016
Powder Keg: Issues When Considering A Workplace Firearms Policy Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
3
2016
Holiday Vacation Time: Chevy Chase Made Christmas Vacation Look Easy Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
9
2014
Micro Bargaining Units Coming To a Workplace Near You Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
8
2017
Employee or Independent Contractor? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
5
2023
NLRB Gives Workers Greater Leeway to Engage in Abusive Conduct Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
22
2015
Workers' Compensation on the Gridiron Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
28
2017
Supreme Court Appears Inclinced To Narrow Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Protections Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
14
2014
Employers Can Learn Lessons from Success as Much as They Can from Failure Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
21
2014
EEOC Places Employee Wellness Programs Under Scrutiny Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
14
2010
Wal-Mart Class Action Defense Cases–Dukes v. Wal-Mart : Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Class Action Certification Of Largest Labor Law Class Action In U.S. History Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP
Sep
15
2010
CAFA Class Action Defense Cases–In re Burlington Northern: Seventh Circuit Reverses Remand Of Former Class Action Holding Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Determined At Time Of Removal Not After Amendment Of Complaint To Eliminate Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP
Oct
14
2016
The National Association of Women Lawyers® Celebrates the Twelfth Anniversary of its General Counsel Institute® National Association of Women Lawyers
Feb
16
2013
Advancement of Women Lawyers In Private Practice: Learning From Their Sisters in Corporate Legal Departments and from Senior Lawyers In Private Practice National Association of Women Lawyers
 

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