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The National Law Review provides readers with news coverage and issues, involving working and labor and employment law in the United States, and how it affects employers, employees, major corporations and executives throughout the country.  Current trends like whistleblower protection and employees' rights concerning disclosure of information about their corporate employer or government employer if the employer is engaged in illegal activities and protection for employees concerning retaliation due to whistleblower complaints.

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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Oct
17
2016
DHS to Issue New I-9 Form Following Recent Penalties Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
17
2016
Controls Imposed by Franchise Agreements May Support Class Action Claims That Franchisees Are Actually Employees Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
17
2016
Traveling Employee Doctrine Does Not Encompass Travel “To and From” Normal Workplace Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
17
2016
Employers Must Continually Navigate a Minimum-Wage Patchwork Across America Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
17
2016
CMS Lowers SCHIP Reporting Threshold for Workers’ Compensation Cases Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
17
2016
Application of the FLSA’s Tip-Credit Requirements Remains Hotly Disputed Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
17
2016
Compliance with the New DOL Overtime Exemption Rule May Create Unexpected Challenges for Employers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
17
2016
Holiday Hiring: What’s on Your Employment Application Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
17
2016
OSHA Publishes Affordable Care Act Whistleblower Complaint Procedures McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
17
2016
Predictive Scheduling: An Expanding Trend Impacting the Food Service, Hospitality, and Retail Industries K&L Gates
Oct
17
2016
Cook County, IL Ordinance Expands Reach of Paid Sick Leave Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Oct
17
2016
Bill to Simplify State Tax Withholding on Mobile Workers Passes House Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
17
2016
Possible Further Extension on Anti-Retaliation Provisions (Incentive & Drug Testing Policies) Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
17
2016
Break Pay, Franchisee Misclassification, Non-Compete Payments: Employment Law This Week - Oct 17, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
16
2016
Victorian Ruling Clarifies Application of Privacy Principles to Social Media Accounts K&L Gates
Oct
16
2016
How Much Do You Spend on Cybersecurity…and on What? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
15
2016
Employers’ Immigration Update - No. 22, October 2016 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
14
2016
ADA Wellness Program Rules: EEOC New Rules Armstrong Teasdale
Oct
14
2016
OSHA Issues Final Rule Establishing Procedures For Handling Retaliation Complaints Under The Affordable Care Act Holland & Hart LLP
Oct
14
2016
EEOC Convenes Meeting to Discuss “Big Data” Analytics Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
14
2016
NLRB Tackles University Social Media Policy in Advice Memorandum Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
14
2016
Seventh Circuit to Reconsider Title VII Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
14
2016
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind, Out Of A Job? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
14
2016
The National Association of Women Lawyers® Celebrates the Twelfth Anniversary of its General Counsel Institute® National Association of Women Lawyers
Oct
13
2016
Momentum Continues Against Validity of Class and Collection Action Waivers – Delaware District Court Judge Refuses to Enforce Class Action Waiver Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
13
2016
SB 1241 Prevents Employers from Contracting Around California’s Employee-Friendly Laws Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
13
2016
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Implementing Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
13
2016
Cook County Suburbs Subject to Same Paid Sick Leave Obligations as Chicago Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
13
2016
Practical Tips for Addressing Suspected FMLA Abuse Polsinelli PC
Oct
13
2016
Eleventh Circuit: ADEA Does Not Permit Job Applicants To Bring Disparate Impact Claims Polsinelli PC
Oct
13
2016
Reminder – Montgomery County, Maryland Employers: Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act Is Now In Effect Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
13
2016
Compliance Check: Background Check Class Action Suits Continue at Great Expense to Employers Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
13
2016
Common Family Medical Leave Act Mistakes: What Am I Doing Wrong?? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
13
2016
New Rules for New York Employers Who Use Payroll Debit Cards and Direct Deposit Mintz
Oct
13
2016
Kline-Miller Multiemployer Pension Reform Act: One Size Fits No One Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
13
2016
Human Resources: Who is the Accidental Leader Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
13
2016
New California Law Threatens To Destroy Plan Uniformity Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
13
2016
Another Employee-Friendly Law: New California Law Aims to Keep Employment-Related Disputes Centered in California Mintz
Oct
12
2016
Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: Potential Shift in SEC’s Proxy Access No-Action Policy and Other New Guidance from an Active Q3 McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
12
2016
Out-of-Work Employees Can Seek Unemployment Compensation Benefits in New Jersey Stark & Stark
Oct
12
2016
Election Day: What Employers Should Know About Employee Voting Rights Laws Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
12
2016
Fundamental Things Apply, As Time Goes By, Says UK's Employment Appeal Tribunal: A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
12
2016
IRS Updates Its Correction Program for Certain Retirement Plans Faegre Drinker
Oct
12
2016
No Matter Who Becomes President, Expect More Change in National Labor and Employment Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
12
2016
First Lawsuit Challenging Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Obligations Filed Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
12
2016
Summary of Key New California Laws For 2017: What Employers Should Know Faegre Drinker
Oct
12
2016
Prohibited Transactions: IRA and RIA Qualified Money: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #23 Faegre Drinker
Oct
11
2016
50 Days Until the New Overtime Rule Takes Effect: Ready Or Not? Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
11
2016
Root Cause Analyses: When Safety and Legal Concerns Collide for Marine Employers Bracewell LLP
Oct
11
2016
FLSA Playbook on Overtime Regulations: The Trick Play von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
 

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