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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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Jan
24
2015
Employer Could Not Establish Sufficient Evidence to Prove Employee Signed an Arbitration Agreement through an Electronic Signature Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
24
2015
Employers Might Be Liable to Nonqualified Plan Participants for Failing to Follow FICA’s Special Timing Rule Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
23
2015
Mims Distributing Company to Pay $50,000 Lawsuit to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
23
2015
D.C.’s New Wage Theft Law Imposes Additional Notice, Posting and Recordkeeping Requirements on Employers Mintz
Jan
23
2015
Appellate Division Panel Issues Ruling Broadly Interpreting New York State Human Rights Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
23
2015
Man Claiming Hand Scanning Time Clock Causes “Mark of the Beast” Wins Religious Discrimination Suit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
23
2015
The Companionship Exemption Remains: D.C. District Court’s Most Recent Decision in Home Care Association of America v. Weil Marks Second Victory for Home Care Employers Mintz
Jan
23
2015
New Law Reduces PBGC Exposure for Employers That Cease Operations at a Facility Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
23
2015
Department of Housing and Urban Development Asks Supreme Court to Revive Use of Cooperative Agreements for Section 8 Funds Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
23
2015
2015 Economic Outlook. Blue Skies Ahead. Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
23
2015
Massachusetts Expands Employee Parental Leave Rights Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
23
2015
Employers Still Need to Collect Protected Veteran Data – Just Not As Much As Before Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
22
2015
Ruby Tuesday Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
22
2015
God in the Details: NLRB Modifies Test for Jurisdiction Over Religious Education Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
22
2015
California Supreme Court Decision Barring Waiver of Representative Claims is Left Intact by U.S. Supreme Court Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
22
2015
The Changing Landscape for Services Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
22
2015
OSHA Issues First Interpretation Letter Regarding New Reporting Requirements Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
22
2015
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Same Sex Marriage Bans Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
22
2015
It’s H-1B Season! Employers Urged to Begin Preparation of New H-1B Visa Petitions for April 1st Filing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
22
2015
New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Independent Contractor Standard under State Wage Laws Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
22
2015
Department of Labor: New Proposed Rule On White Collar Exemptions Under The FLSA Will Be Issued In February 2015 Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
22
2015
Winter Weather: OSHA Updates on Cold Weather Hazards Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
22
2015
Big Labor Corruption--Former Iron Workers' President Convicted Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
21
2015
Mergers and Acquisitions and the Affordable Care Act Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jan
21
2015
U.S. Supreme Court Tires of Playing “Whack-a-Mole” With California Over Arbitration Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
21
2015
Eleventh Circuit Explains That Employer Knowledge of Work Renders It Compensable Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
21
2015
Illinois Enacts Small Business Retirement Program Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
21
2015
San Francisco Passes the “Retail Workers Bill of Rights” Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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