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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Feb
12
2020
Lawmakers Secure Signatures on the SECURE Act Jones Walker LLP
Apr
9
2021
Lawmakers Seek Clarity on EEOC Regulations Concerning Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccinations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
6
2015
Lawrence of Arabia Makes Surprise Contribution to UK Holiday Pay Debate Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
18
2018
Laws Barring SLAPP Suits Are an Important Tool for Qui Tam Whistleblowers Zuckerman Law
Nov
7
2014
Lawsuit against LinkedIn Latest in Battle over Use of Big Data in Employment Mintz
Jan
2
2019
Lawsuit Alert: New State Law Affirmative Duty to Safeguard Personal Data Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
1
2010
Lawsuit by Deaf Employee Based on Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter Sent to Jury Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
3
2015
Lawsuit by Surviving Same-Sex Spouse Raises Windsor Retroactivity Question Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
29
2012
Lawsuit by Tennis Umpires Underscores Growing Trend of Individuals Challenging Their Status as Independent Contractors Vedder Price
Aug
1
2019
Lawsuit Challenges Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
22
2024
Lawsuit Challenges New USCIS Fee Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Apr
27
2017
Lawsuit Claims Shocking Sex Harassment Against Female Farm Workers Zuckerman Law
Nov
8
2015
Lawsuit Delays Effective Date of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act to March 2016 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
4
2018
Lawsuit Filed Against California’s Attorney General Alleging the Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) is Unconstitutional Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
27
2016
Lawsuit Filed Against OSHA on Walk-Arounds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
12
2010
Lawsuit Filed Against USCIS’ Restrictive Re-interpretation of “Employer/Employee” Relationship Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
30
2020
Lawsuit Filed on the New H-1B Wage Rule Norris McLaughlin P.A.
May
20
2015
Lawsuit Filed to Challenge H-4 EAD Rule and DHS’s Authority Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
3
2016
Lawsuits Against Overtime Rule, Voluntary Wellness Program, ADA: Employment Law This Week - October 3, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
11
2022
Lawsuits Filed Challenging the DOL Dual Jobs Final Rule, $15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
30
2024
Lawsuits Filed Challenging the FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Competes Polsinelli PC
Jun
13
2016
Lawsuits Filed Challenging USDOL’s Final Fiduciary Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
17
2014
Lawsuits Grow Under “Old” Pennsylvania Background Check Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
9
2021
Lawsuits Portend Uncertain Future for New OSHA Vaccination Rule Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Nov
10
2022
Lawyer Career Change: Everything to Know PracticePanther
Dec
5
2023
Lawyer-Investigators Recover Attorneys’ Fees Following Successful Anti-SLAPP Motion Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
17
2017
Lawyers and Law: Part V of “Restricting Covenant” Series Faegre Drinker
Aug
30
2009
Lay-Offs Canot Always Avoid Discrimination or Retaliation Trials Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2017
Layers of Paid Sick Leave Law in Montgomery County, Maryland Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
5
2023
Layoffs Accelerate As Employers Struggle with Record Inflation Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
15
2015
Layoffs and Age Discrimination: Developments in Massachusetts Law Raymond Law Group LLC
Mar
21
2020
Layoffs can trigger vesting requirements for retirement plans Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
31
2009
Layoffs: Intended and Unintended Consequences to an Employer Clark & Trevithick
Dec
10
2019
Laz Parking Will Pay $155,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
1
2020
Leaders Moving 2020 Forward – Judith Grimmer of BDO [VIDEO] McDermott Will & Emery
 

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