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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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Mar
31
2015
IRS Modifies EPCRS Guidelines, Requests Comments on Overpayment Correction Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
31
2015
Same-Sex Couples Finally Receive the Same Treatment under the FMLA Stark & Stark
Mar
31
2015
Sixth Circuit Confirms That Uniform Trade Secrets Act Broadly Preempts Related Claims Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Mar
31
2015
Time to Revisit English Only Rules re: EEOC Prohibition on National Origin Discrimination Poyner Spruill LLP
Mar
31
2015
NLRB Says Employer’s $900,000 Private Settlement Is Insufficient to Escape Unfair Labor Practice Proceeding Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
31
2015
More Legal Implications From The West Coast Ports Labor Dispute Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
31
2015
North Carolina Business Court On A Barely Ever Referenced Rule Of Civil Procedure And A Host Of Employment-Related Claims Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Mar
31
2015
Department of State Inspector General Issues Report on Contractor Confidentiality Provisions with Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
31
2015
President Obama Urged to “Ban the Box” for Federal Contractors Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
31
2015
The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
31
2015
HHS Creates A New Out-of-Pocket Limit For Health Plans: Health and Human Services Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
31
2015
‘Exemptions’ & Court-Sanctioned Discrimination: The Post-Hobby Lobby Tension Between the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) & Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws Northeastern University School of Law
Mar
30
2015
Department of Labor Establishes Two-Month Grace Period for Participant-Level Fee Disclosure Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
30
2015
Supreme Court Delivers New Life to Pregnancy Discrimination Act Claim Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
30
2015
“Guidance” That Does Not Guide: NLRB General Counsel Issues Interpretations of Common Employee Handbook Policies Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
30
2015
19 Democratic Senators Urge DOL To Implement Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Executive Order Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
30
2015
Supreme Court Crafts Modified McDonnell Douglas Analysis to Handle Pregnancy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
30
2015
My H-1B Cap Case is Filed. Now What? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
30
2015
Proposed Wisconsin Budget to Require Drug Testing of Select Unemployment Claimants Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
30
2015
Capping And Mapping – When Is A Choice Not A Choice? re: UK Pension Scheme Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
30
2015
Clear Directives or Clear as Mud? NLRB's General Counsel Issues Report on Employer Rules and Policies Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Mar
30
2015
Holiday Pay – The UK Case Continues McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
30
2015
Anxiety over Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA for Social Anxiety Disorder McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
30
2015
OSHA Issues New Temporary Worker Bulletins Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
30
2015
Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, Employers Should Reevaluate Policies Affecting Pregnant Employees Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
29
2015
Advice, Advice, Advice …. So Important They Required It Thrice! Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
28
2015
Shefa Wellness Center Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mar
28
2015
Workplace Anxiety and the Americans with Disabilities Act Faegre Drinker
 

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