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The National Law Review offers in-depth analysis of some of the major federal agencies/governing bodies that impact employer/employee relationships.  Analysis of the make-up of the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) as well as analysis of the major decisions coming from that board are covered by the legal experts at the National Law Review.  Additionally, news and guidance, as well as staffing changes at the Department of Labor are also covered and analyzed, with legal experts providing insight into what has happened, and what might happen as a result.  Updates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and their interpretations and guidelines on specific regulations related to worker safety, like the Silica standard, are also covered by NLR. 

Changes in employment law based on state developments, and issues that impact employer procedures in hiring and interviewing hiring, such as how ban the box legislation impacts hiring as well prohibitions against asking about previous salary levels, and employer reviews sites like Glassdoor are covered by the National Law Review.  As states and cities pass and amend employment-related legislation, the National Law Review carefully analyzes the implications of these changes to provide background information for companies seeking to stay compliant.

Some of the subjects covered on the site include employment and compensation agreements, employment violations in the workplace, non compete and arbitration agreements, the #MeToo Movement and sexual harassment, sex-discrimination cases, employee handbooks and policies, wellness programs, and how to properly train employees, especially given the number of employment-related lawsuits and EEOC enforcement actions. are addressed by the National Law Review

Readers can also learn about employment agreements in areas including the use of personal email accounts, electronic devices, and email/internet policies in the workplace. With data and security being a hot-topic in recent months, the National Law Review has the latest details about data protection policies, encryption, and data security and employee privacy rights within organizations. Topics like pay equity/gender pay gap issues, affirmative action disputes, civil rights actions, business immigration laws, disability accommodations, ERISA policies, unfair competition, workplace privacy, whistleblower lawsuits, wrongful termination, and trade secrets, are all cases and stories visitors will find on the National Law Review website.

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Dec
11
2023
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part III: High Court Wades Into Questions of Whether Title VII Sex Discrimination Requires Material Harm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
4
2024
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part IV: Could the ‘Background Circumstances’ Rule for Discrimination Be Primed for Supreme Court Review? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
23
2024
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part IX: Alabama Bans Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs and Departments for Public Institutions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
20
2024
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part V: Proposed Utah Bill Would Have Extended Restrictions on DEI to Private Employers’ Training Programs Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
29
2024
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VII: Re-examining the Implementation of ‘Rooney Rule’ Diverse Slate Initiatives Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
15
2024
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VIII: Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Florida Ban On Workplace DEI Training Under First Amendment Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
19
2013
Déjà vu All Over Again: Michigan Meets Another Roadblock in Effort to Limit Project Labor Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
7
2019
Déjà Vu All Over Again: U.S. Department of Labor Previews New(-ish) FLSA Overtime Exemption Requirements (Again) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
7
2023
Déjà Vu All Over Again? DOL Proposes New Rule on Salaried Exemption Threshold Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Feb
9
2024
Déjà Vu for Federal Contractors with Salary History Ban? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jun
16
2020
Deja Vu With Retirement Plan Extension 2 McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
20
2021
Déjà Vu: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Dissolves Stay of OSHA COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard" for Large Employers Ward and Smith, P.A.
Apr
14
2022
Déjà Vu: Virginia Returns to FLSA Overtime Standards Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
28
2018
Déjà Vu? Illinois Governor Vetoes Salary History Ban Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
13
2016
Del Mar Fairgrounds/Horsepark Employees Are Exempt From Overtime Under Amusement Exemption Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
10
2015
Delaware Adds to Growing Patchwork of Social Media Laws Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
21
2018
Delaware Adopts State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
6
2017
Delaware Bans Compensation History Inquiries Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
18
2022
Delaware Becomes Latest State to Institute Paid Family and Medical Leave Proskauer Rose LLP
May
4
2020
Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Blue-Pencil Overly Broad Noncompete Agreement; Casts Doubt on Choice of Law Provisions Faegre Drinker
Feb
5
2015
Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Enforce Noncompete in California Despite Choice of Law Provision Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
26
2023
Delaware Chancery Court Invalidates Forfeiture-for-Competition Provision in Partnership Agreement Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
22
2013
Delaware Chancery Court Permits Shareholder to Bring Fiduciary Claim for Board’s Violation of a Stock Incentive Plan Katten
Dec
22
2013
Delaware Chancery Reviews Privilege for Mixed Business and Legal Advice Katten
May
13
2020
Delaware Choice of Law Clause Unenforceable Against Nebraska Employee: A Cautionary Tale Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
30
2017
Delaware Compensation History Ban: Another State Making A Pronouncement About Pay Equity Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
10
2018
Delaware Court Grapples With Enforcement of Choice of Law Provisions in Restrictive Covenant Agreements Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
17
2019
Delaware Court Of Chancery Reaffirms Entire Fairness Standard In Director Compensation Mintz
Sep
6
2023
Delaware Court Of Chancery Refuses to Enforce Both Choice of Law Provision and Nationwide Non-Compete Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
31
2018
Delaware Expands Protections Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
26
2017
Delaware Follows Suit, Joins Number of Jurisdictions Banning Salary History Inquiries Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
23
2020
Delaware Governor Issues Statewide Order Closing All Non-Essential Businesses Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
16
2020
Delaware Health System Wins Summary Judgment Against Physician Terminated from Medical Staff: Talley v. Christiana Care Health System Polsinelli PC
Feb
2
2015
Delaware Incorporated Employers Must Adopt Policies to Address New Law Regarding the Destruction of Employee Personal Information Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
17
2020
Delaware Issues Guidance for Employers as State Enters Phase 2 of Reopening Plan Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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