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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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May
8
2012
Pentagon Failed to Protect Whistleblowers Center for Public Integrity
May
7
2012
E-Verify: North Carolina and Federal Requirements Poyner Spruill LLP
May
7
2012
CMS, CCIO, and IRS Release Guidance Proposals on Employer Health Insurance Coverage Mintz
May
6
2012
Department of Labor Withdraws Proposed Child Labor Rule Varnum LLP
May
6
2012
NRLB Judge Finds Employees Wrongfully Terminated for Facebook Postings Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
6
2012
Disabled Nurse Cannot Escape Employer’s Attendance Policy Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
5
2012
IRS to Pay Medical Resident FICA Refund Claims for Tax Periods Ending Before April 1, 2005 McDermott Will & Emery
May
5
2012
Phase 2 of Massachusetts CORI Changes Set to Take Effect Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
5
2012
Lockout or Be Locked Up - Industrial Accidents in Agribusiness Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
5
2012
$100 Million Pattern-or-Practice Gender Discrimination Suit Doomed By Company’s Arbitration Agreement Faegre Drinker
May
3
2012
My First Job: Why Summer Jobs+ is Important for Our Youth U.S. Department of Labor
May
3
2012
Watch Out for New Employment Laws in California Vedder Price
May
3
2012
MSHA Phases Out SR-100 Breathing Apparatus to Protect Miners U.S. Department of Labor
May
2
2012
EEOC Issues Guidance on Use of Criminal Background Checks in Employment Decisions McDermott Will & Emery
May
2
2012
How the “Ambush” Election Process Will Work: NLRB’s Acting General Counsel Issues Guidance on New Procedures Faegre Drinker
May
2
2012
EEOC Issues New Guidance On Criminal Background Checks By Employers Armstrong Teasdale
May
2
2012
Employer Groups Fail in Attempt to Stay Quickie-Election Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
2
2012
Updated FMLA Forms Vedder Price
May
2
2012
New NLRB Election Rules Go into Effect April 30 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
1
2012
Board Provides Guidance on Implementation of Quickie-Election Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
1
2012
New EEOC Guidance Addresses Employers' Use of Criminal Background Checks ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
1
2012
Preparing for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Healthcare Decision Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
1
2012
Brave New World: NLRB's new quickie election rules go into effect. Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
1
2012
The Most Haunting Number: Every day, 12 workers die on the job across America. U.S. Department of Labor
Apr
30
2012
New GINA Regulations Vedder Price
Apr
30
2012
Social Media for Employers: Recent Cases Before Courts, NLRB Varnum LLP
Apr
30
2012
“Brogrammers” Giving Silicon Valley a Bad Name? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Apr
30
2012
Medical Doctors, PhDs Enter New Apprenticeship Program U.S. Department of Labor
 

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