Labor & Employment

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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Nov
6
2019
Labor Board Makes E-Filing Mandatory Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
17
2018
Labor Board Moves to Clear the Confusion on Joint Employment Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
30
2019
Labor Board Narrows What May Be Considered Protected Activity Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
16
2018
Labor Board Nominee Ring Approved By Senate Committee Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2021
Labor Board Orders Business to Reopen; D.C. Circuit Says Not So Fast Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
21
2015
Labor Board Orders Conditional Reinstatement of Undocumented Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
1
2015
Labor Board Permits Questioning of Employee in Workplace Misconduct Investigation, Despite Protected Activity Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
7
2022
Labor Board Proposes Return to Pre-Trump Board Election Procedures Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
10
2020
Labor Board Provides Guidance on Propriety of Mail or Manual Ballot Elections Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
24
2023
Labor Board Reinstates Standard Restricting Employee Severance Agreements Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
21
2019
Labor Board Returns to Pre-2014 Test for Determining if Individual Is an Independent Contractor Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
6
2018
Labor Board Returns to Pre-2015 Joint Employer Standard Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
3
2023
Labor Board Returns to Prior Standard, Limiting Employers’ Response to Abusive Workplace Conduct Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2022
Labor Board Returns to ‘Overwhelming Community of Interest’ Standard for Bargaining Units Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
18
2016
Labor Board Reviews Northwestern Student-Athlete Policies Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
10
2019
Labor Board Revisits Arbitration Agreements after Supreme Court’s ‘Epic’ Decision Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
6
2020
Labor Board Rounds Out 2019 with a Few More Obama-Era Reversals Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
8
2020
Labor Board Says Notice Posting Requirement Cannot Be Satisfied During Shutdown Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
14
2012
Labor Board Serves Unions, Not Workers: 'Ambush Elections' Stack the Deck Against Employees Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
4
2016
Labor Board Sets 24-Hour Ban on Meetings about Unions Prior to Mail Ballot Elections Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
2
2018
Labor Board Sets New Deadline for Submitting Comments on Proposed Joint-Employer Rulemaking Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
2
2015
Labor Board Sets New Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
9
2018
Labor Board Sets New Standard for Determining Lawfulness of Facially Neutral Workplace Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
22
2020
Labor Board Sets New Standard for Determining When Abusive Workplace Conduct is Unprotected Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
13
2020
Labor Board Showing Valentine’s Love to . . . A Labor Union? Robinson & Cole LLP
Jun
21
2023
Labor Board Sings an Aria against Independent Contractors Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
16
2016
Labor Board Subpoenas Allowed before OSHA Consultation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
20
2017
Labor Board Supersizes Bargaining Units--NLRB Polsinelli PC
Dec
30
2021
Labor Board to Revisit Standard for Determining Appropriate Unit for Bargaining Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
17
2019
Labor Board Upholds Employers Right to Provide Truthful Information about Right to Work Laws Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
15
2021
Labor Board Withdraws Proposed Bar to Student Workers Unionizing at Private Colleges, Universities Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
15
2021
Labor Board Withdraws Proposed Rule Excluding Student Workers from NLRA Coverage Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
11
2019
Labor Board: Employee Conduct in Response to Employer’s Unlawful Actions Not Grounds for Discharge Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2019
Labor Board: Executive’s Comments Did Not Unlawfully Create the Impression of Surveillance Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
5
2019
Labor Board: Is Union’s Inclusion of Weingarten Rights Statement in Collective Bargaining Agreement Coercive? Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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