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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.

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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
4
2012
AFL-CIO: Union Members Will Not Disrupt Super Bowl Festivities Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
4
2012
Arizona introduces legislation to prohibit public sector collective bargaining Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
4
2012
Who Owns a Company’s Twitter Account (and Musings on Social Media and Trademarks)? Mintz
Feb
4
2012
IRS Issues Revised Guidance on W-2 Reporting Requirements for Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Coverage McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
3
2012
EEOC Sues Suffolk Laundry Services for Sexual Harassment of Female Laundry Workers U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
3
2012
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Decision Rejects Associational Discrimination Claims under Chapter 151B Mintz
Feb
3
2012
Illinois Reverses Position on Income Tax Treatment of Benefits for Civil Union Partners McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
3
2012
NLRB Memo Provides Further Guidance on Employee Use of Social Media Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
3
2012
Department of Labor Issues Proposed Amendments to FMLA Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
2
2012
EEOC Wins Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Retaliation Against Pitre, Inc. Employees U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
1
2012
SAG-AFTRA: The Merger That Solves Nothing Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
1
2012
Appeals Court Decision Limits Insourcing Challenges to the Court of Federal Claims Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
1
2012
Labor Secretary Solis Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Statutory Amendments to FMLA U.S. Department of Labor
Jan
31
2012
EEOC Receives Record Number of Charges of Discrimination for the Second Year in a Row Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
31
2012
NLRB Strikes Down Employer’s Mandatory Arbitration Agreement With Class Action Waiver Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Jan
31
2012
Wellness Programs Varnum LLP
Jan
30
2012
The Emerging Risks of 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
30
2012
U.S. Department of Labor Focuses Enforcement Efforts on North Carolina Residential Care Facilities Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
29
2012
Ozarks Electric Cooperative Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
29
2012
North Carolina to Join Ranks of States Requiring Employers to Enroll in E-Verify Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
29
2012
Workplace Retaliation: 2012 and Beyond Mintz
Jan
29
2012
NLRB General Counsel Issues Additional Guidance on Social Media Cases Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
28
2012
Employing Individuals Excluded From Federal Health Care Programs: A Follow-up to November’s Article Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
27
2012
Private Sector Bias Charges Hit All-Time High U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jan
27
2012
NLRB Shows No Sign of Relenting in Scrutiny of Social Media Policies Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
27
2012
Reminder: Include GINA "Safe Harbor" Language in FMLA Forms Mintz
Jan
27
2012
Not Just a Tax Issue: Lawsuits Crop Up over IRS 162(m) McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
27
2012
Cash Out of Paid Time Off May Be Tax Trap Poyner Spruill LLP
 

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