Labor & Employment

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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Oct
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2015
Sixth Circuit Holds That Worm Farmers Exempt from Overtime Requirements of FLSA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
14
2015
Corporate Divorce Series: Your Cheatin’ Heart … Is Thinking About Leaving a Job Flirting or Infidelity? Mintz
Oct
14
2015
Unions and NLRB Procedures Threaten Community Rehabilitation Programs Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Oct
14
2015
IRS Scrutinizes Wisconsin Public Employer PTO Plans von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
14
2015
California’s New “Thermal Coal” Divestment Law Forces Fiduciary Duty Question Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
14
2015
OFCCP Announces Systemic Hiring Discrimination Settlements Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
14
2015
Paid Sick Days Required by Growing Number of Cities and States Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
13
2015
Coding Form 1095-C, Part II for Short- and Long-Term Disability Benefits: Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 13 of 24) Mintz
Oct
13
2015
State Law Update! Sick Leave Saga Continues…. Also, D.C. Paid Family Leave, Colorado Makes A Few Changes and Oregon Bans The Box Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
13
2015
Noncompetes In Mexico Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
13
2015
Something is Rotten at the Pork Roll Company … and it’s not the Pork Rolls: Flatulent Employee (and his Wife) Bring Claims for Disability Discrimination Mintz
Oct
13
2015
California Governor Vetoes Bill Prohibiting Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
13
2015
DOL Administrative Review Board Rules That Secret Recording of Workplace Conversations Can Be Protected Whistleblowing Activity Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
13
2015
Health Care Workers in California Now Allowed to Waive Meal Period Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
12
2015
FMLA Leave Is Not The Time To Reevaluate Employee’s Position Holland & Hart LLP
Oct
12
2015
Cybersecurity Insurance Fills Important Gaps in Liability Insurance Coverage Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
12
2015
Seventh Circuit Rules ERISA Does Not Preempt State Law Prohibiting Discretionary Clauses Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Oct
12
2015
Lessons (and Wisdom) of Rihanna Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
12
2015
Think Before You Shoot on Noncompete: Why The Threatening Letter May Not Be Your First Move Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
12
2015
Teamsters Take Aim at Browning-Ferris Successor While Congress Entertains Legislative Roll Back Efforts Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
12
2015
How the NLRB Spent Its Summer — Could Be a Chilly Autumn Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
12
2015
ACA Reporting and Governmental Health Plans Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
12
2015
Employee Who Threatened to Shoot His Colleagues with a Shotgun Not a “Qualified Individual” For the Purposes of Oregon’s Disability Statute, Says Ninth Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
12
2015
Strict New California Fair Pay Act Will Become Effective January 1, 2016 Faegre Drinker
Oct
12
2015
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions, SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 2, 2015 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
12
2015
Moving Forward Faster Towards Gender Equality in Corporate America Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
12
2015
Accommodation of Mental Impairments Under ADA Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
12
2015
Federal Standard for Enjoining Breach of Non-Compete Agreement Differs from Florida’s, Eleventh Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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