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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Aug
17
2015
New Final Regulations and FAQs Provide Guidance on Preventive Services Coverage Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
17
2015
Federal Court Ruling Puts STEM OPT Extension in Jeopardy Mintz
Aug
17
2015
Second Circuit: MLB “Fanfest” Properly Treated as Exempt Recreational Establishment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
17
2015
Conduct Unbecoming Of An Officer And An Employee? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
17
2015
Horseplay During Lull in Workday Found Compensable Stark & Stark
Aug
16
2015
Cultivating a Reporting Culture: Whistleblower Post Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
16
2015
Alaska Department of Labor and U.S. DOL Agree to Work Together Against Misclassification Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
16
2015
Startups and the Beginning of the Employment Relationship Who, What, When, Where, and Why? Poyner Spruill LLP
Aug
16
2015
EEOC Sues Seymour Midwest for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
15
2015
EEOC Wins $365,000 Default Judgment Against Bliss Cabaret for Race Discrimination and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
14
2015
Injunction, Attorney Fees Ordered Against EmCare in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
14
2015
What U.S. Multinational Employers Need to Know about Background Checks Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
14
2015
Life in the Fast Lane: Employee Benefits Changes Tucked Into the New Highway Funding Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
14
2015
Supervisor Told Employee Patient Abuse 'Comes with the Territory' Armstrong Teasdale
Aug
14
2015
Clarity from the 9th Circuit: The ADA Does Not Require Employer to Keep a Potentially Violent Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
14
2015
President Obama Drafts Executive Order That Would Require All Federal Government Contractors and Their Subcontractors to Provide Paid Sick Leave Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
14
2015
Fifth Circuit Turns the Table on Department of Labor, Sanctions Government for Bad Faith Conduct During Investigation and Subsequent Litigation Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Aug
14
2015
7th Circuit Latest Court to Weigh in on Rule 68 Offers of Judgment; Holds That They Don’t Moot a Case; But With Supreme Court Decision Looming Next Term, Precedent May Prove Short-Lived Mintz
Aug
14
2015
Federal Court Decision on F-1 Work Authorization Poses Massive Headaches for Employers Unless USCIS Implements A New Rule In The Next 6 Months Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
14
2015
Credit Monitoring Services Following Data Breach NOT Taxable Income to Employees, IRS Announces Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
13
2015
No Good Deed: When Unnecessary ADA Accommodation May Become Required ADA Accommodation ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
13
2015
Attorneys General Tell NLRB to Leave Joint–Employer Definition Alone Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
13
2015
D.C. Circuit Court Invalidates Solomon’s Appointment As Acting NLRB General Counsel– What Does It Mean? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
13
2015
Another Employer Lesson in Family Medical Leave Act - Medical Certifications Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
13
2015
E.D.N.Y Denies Motion For Summary Judgment In FCA Retaliation Case Based On Finding Of Pretext Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
13
2015
Department Of State Releases September 2015 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
13
2015
Employees May Soon Have Something To Lose In FLSA Lawsuits Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
13
2015
The UK Modern Slavery Act (Or, The UK Just Got A Lot More Like California) (Or, A Domestic Anti-Slavery Law With International Implications) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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