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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.

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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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Mar
30
2016
USCIS Proposes Changes to Form I-9, Instructs Current I-9 to be Used Beyond Expiration Date Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
30
2016
California Supreme Court: Arbitration Agreement Restating Existing Law Is Not Unconscionable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2016
Bonus and HRA Reimbursement Must be Included in Regular Wage Rate von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
30
2016
New York City Expands Protections of Its Human Rights Law and Provides for Agency Awards of Attorney’s Fees to Complainants Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
30
2016
Minnesota Lawmakes Consider Paid Family Leave Bill Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
30
2016
Will Your Forfeiture Account Disqualify Your 401(k) Plan? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
30
2016
Citing Abuse of Discretion, Mining Commission Vacates Minnesota Inspector’s Orders Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
29
2016
North Carolina Legislation Removes LGBT Protections and Possible Wrongful Termination Claims Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
29
2016
U.S. Supreme Court’s Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo Opinion Reaffirms The Importance Of Challenging Plaintiff’s Experts In Class Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
29
2016
OSHA Sets 400% Fine Increase for Reporting Rule Violations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
29
2016
Southern District of New York’s Rejection of FLSA Settlement Highlights Need to Settle on Terms That Will Pass Judicial Muster Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
29
2016
Tyson Foods Ruling Opens the Door for Use of Statistical Averaging in Wage and Hour Class Actions Faegre Drinker
Mar
29
2016
OSHA Releases New Silica Exposure Standards Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Mar
29
2016
Get the Most Out of Your Employee Payroll Audit in California Faegre Drinker
Mar
29
2016
Supreme Court Rules Public Sector Union Agency Fees Still Alive Holland & Hart LLP
Mar
29
2016
Recent Federal Decisions Support Viability of Transgender Discrimination Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
29
2016
Summer Blockbuster: DOL’s Divisive Union “Persuader” Rule Coming to Employers Near You on July 1, 2016 Mintz
Mar
29
2016
Employee’s ADA Claim Advanced Due To Supervisor’s Alleged Demand That Employee Admit To Substance Abuse Problem Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
29
2016
SCOTUS: Statistical or Representative Evidence Can be Used in Class and Collective Actions Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
29
2016
IRA Distribution and Rollover Education Faegre Drinker
Mar
28
2016
Don’t Overlook Labor Relations Issues in Transactions Involving Health Care Facilities Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
28
2016
U.S. Supreme Court Finds Representative Statistically-Valid Evidence Supports Wage-Hour Class Certification Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
28
2016
OSHA Publishes Final Rule to Protect Workers from Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Holland & Hart LLP
Mar
28
2016
Lessons from Supreme Court: Do Not Settle for Average, Keep Exceptional Time Records Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
28
2016
DOL Expands Reach into Private Sector by Broadening Definition of “Joint Employment” Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
28
2016
Lack of Clarity in Employer’s Drug Testing Policy Results in Remand to Trial Court in Unemployment Compensation Case Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
28
2016
More On New Rules For White-Collar Exemptions: Strategies To Consider Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
28
2016
Home Health Care Industry Faces an Escalating Number of Criminal Background Check Laws and Requirements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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