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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.

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
18
2015
NLRB Calls Out Punt Team and Declines Jurisdiction Over Northwestern University Football Players Mintz
Aug
18
2015
NLRB Declines to Exercise Jurisdiction Over Student-Athletes’ Attempt to Unionize – For Now Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
18
2015
Hufcor, Inc. to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
17
2015
NLRB Denies McDonald’s Appeal of Motion to Dismiss Joint Employer Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
17
2015
Access to Employee Benefit Records - Take Action Now to Avoid Issues Later Poyner Spruill LLP
Aug
17
2015
Labor Board Hounded by Another Appointment Controversy Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
17
2015
California Court of Appeal Affirms Expense Reimbursement Award to Misclassified Employees Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
17
2015
August 2015 Monthly AILA Check-In with Charlie Oppenheim Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
17
2015
Separately Assessing Separation Agreements Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
17
2015
NLRB Declines Jurisdiction In Northwestern Case Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
17
2015
Legal Developments Affect Open Enrollment for 2016 Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
17
2015
NLRB Punts In Northwestern University Football Case, Declines To Decide Whether Scholarship Athletes at Private Universities Can Join A Union Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
17
2015
OFCCP Publishes Self-ID Assistance for Protected Veterans Jackson Lewis P.C.
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
 

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