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
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.
Oct
12
2015
It’s Like Déjà Vu All Over Again: United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler Negotiations Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
11
2015
Trucking Company to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC ADA Accommodation Suit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
11
2015
Deaf Plasma Technician’s ADA Accommodation Case Revived Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
11
2015
EEOC Sues Pennsylvania Office of Open Records for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
11
2015
New Procedures at Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2015
Boat Analyst’s Disability Claim Does Not Hold Water Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2015
Colorado Companions for Elderly Entitled to Overtime Pay Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
9
2015
OSHA Chief Dr. David Michaels Updates Congress on Enforcement Efforts Holland & Hart LLP
Oct
9
2015
New California Law Permitting Empoyers To Correct Some Defects In Wage Statements Unlikely To Lead To A Significant Decrease In PAGA Lawsuits Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
9
2015
WARNing to Directors and Officers — Failure to Give Proper WARN Act Notice May Breach Your Fiduciary Duty Mintz
Oct
9
2015
Idaho Whistleblower Awarded Over $100K in Punitives After Retaliatory Discharge Holland & Hart LLP
Oct
9
2015
Lawmakers Pledge Action to Curb Agency Guidance Documents Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
9
2015
Office of the Inspector General’s Audit Of OSHA Whistleblower Programs Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
9
2015
Fifth Circuit Award Of Fees Against The Department Of Labor Shows That Even The Government Is Not Immune To Sanctions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
9
2015
Are UK-to-US employee data transfers sunk by ECJ’s torpedoing of Safe Harbor regime? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
8
2015
Second Circuit Finds EEOC Investigation Not Subject to Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
8
2015
California Expands Gender-Based Wage Protections by Adopting “Substantially Similar” Test and Requiring Employers to Justify Wage Discrepancies Mintz
Oct
8
2015
Tips for Heated Redundancy Consultation Meetings – Keep Your Shirt On re: AirFrance Redundancies Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
8
2015
Altering Arbitration: Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail North America Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
8
2015
D.C. Council Introduces Legislation That Would Give D.C. Employees Up to 16 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave Mintz
Oct
8
2015
Law Macron: Work on Sundays and in Evenings in France Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
8
2015
Health Care Qui Tam Update: Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Cases Mintz
Oct
8
2015
California Fair Pay Act Becomes Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
 

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