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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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Feb
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2015
Making Sure Your FMLA Policy Covers the Basics McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
20
2015
New Jersey High Court Adopts Faragher-Ellerth Defense for LAD Sexual Harassment Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
20
2015
The Irritation Game – Does Anyone Else Notice These Things or Is Just You? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
19
2015
As A Result Of Whistleblower, California, Florida and Texas Importers to Pay the U.S. Government $3 Million for Allegedly Evading Customs Duties Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Feb
19
2015
Minnesota Proposed Family Paid Leave Battle Begins Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
19
2015
MSHA Chief Heralds 5 Years of Progress in Mine Safety Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
19
2015
Supplemental Excepted Benefits? “It depends.” re: Public Health Services Act, ERISA, IRS Mintz
Feb
19
2015
OSHA, MSHA Proposed Budgets Emphasize Enforcement Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
19
2015
Wal-Mart to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Age and Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
19
2015
Legal Predictions for Employee Social Media Accounts in 2015 McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
19
2015
U.S. Access Board Issues Long-Awaited Section 508 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
19
2015
California Wage Order No. 5-2001 Partially Invalidated: Healthcare Workers Cannot Waive Their Second Meal Period When Working More Than 12 Hours Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
19
2015
USCIS EB-5 Visa Processing Times Increase Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
19
2015
New York Attorney General Schneiderman Introduces Pay Card Legislation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
19
2015
Flexibility Clauses: Worth the Paper They’re Written On? re: UK Employment Contracts McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
18
2015
Get Ready! DC’s Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Currently Expected To Take Effect On March 3, 2015 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
18
2015
New Jersey Court Further Limits Ability To Classify Workers As Independent Contractors Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Feb
18
2015
Supreme Court Rejects Sixth Circuit’s Yard-Man Inferences in M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
18
2015
Jordan Barab Gives Regulatory Update at Small Business Association (SBA) Roundtable Meeting Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
18
2015
Technology Industry Policy Priorities Discussed at TechAmerica Summit Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
18
2015
New Jersey High Court: Employer Anti-Harassment Policy is Defense Against State Law Claims of Supervisor Sexual Harassment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
18
2015
Philadelphia Mandates Paid Sick Leave Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
18
2015
California Department of Industrial Relations and Labor Commissioner Champion “Wage Theft Is A Crime” Campaign Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
18
2015
Single Breast Grope Not Sackable Offence, Says German Court Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
18
2015
Employees vs. Independent Contractors: The Consequences of Misclassification McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
18
2015
Philadelphia Mandatory Sick Leave Law Effective May 13 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
18
2015
NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Deferral to Grievance Arbitration and Settlements Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
18
2015
Tacoma, WA Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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