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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Sep
2
2016
Labor Day Wouldn’t Be Labor Day Without New NLRB Decisions: September 2016 NLRB Summary Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
2
2016
ERISA Advisory Council Highlights Importance of Cybersecurity Oversight Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
2
2016
Injury Caused By Inexperience? Davis V. Virginian Railway Company 361 U.S. 354; 53 Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
Sep
2
2016
DHSC, LLC d/b/a Affinity Medical Center, Community Health Systems: Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Aug. 8 – 12 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
2
2016
Illinois Employers Who Provide Sick Leave Must Allow Workers to Use It for Children and Family Members Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
2
2016
Spying on an Employee in France Breaches His Right to Privacy, Even Where He is Committing Breaches of His Employment Contract Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
1
2016
California Court of Appeal Finds Employer’s Denial of Accommodation to a Nondisabled Employee May Be Evidence of an Associational Disability Discrimination Claim Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
1
2016
SEC Wants Publicly Traded Companies to Remove ‘No Further Recovery’ Promise From Severance Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
1
2016
Massachusetts Enacts Comprehensive Pay Equity Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
1
2016
The Emergence of Paid Sick Leave Laws Faegre Drinker
Sep
1
2016
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Widens Circuit Split as to Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
1
2016
Illinois Passes Law Banning Noncompete Agreements for Low Wage Workers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
1
2016
New OSHA Rule Requires Electronic Submission of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Data, and Discourages Mandatory Post-Accident Drug Testing Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
1
2016
Illinois Enacts Child Bereavement Leave Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
1
2016
Second Circuit Extends Reach of Cat’s Paw: Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
1
2016
New UK Financial Services Whistleblowing Rules Come Into Force – Same Tune, Higher Pitch Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
1
2016
Recent Redundancy Exercises – Learning Points for HR, part 2 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
1
2016
SEC Issues $22 Million Whistleblower Award Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
1
2016
Broadening Scope of Cat’s Paw Theory - 2nd Circuit Sharpens Its Claws Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
31
2016
Second Circuit Seeks Guidance From NY Court of Appeals on Scope of Liability for Discrimination Based on Criminal Conviction History Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
31
2016
What Happens to Multiemployer Pension Plan Reform Now? The Treasury Department’s Rejection of Central States Fund’s Application and the Future of Multiemployer Pension Plan Reform. Polsinelli PC
Aug
31
2016
Ninth Circuit: Arbitration Agreements Cannot Require Employees to Individually Arbitrate Claims in Separate Proceedings Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
31
2016
NLRB: Is Misclassification of Independent Contractors Unfair Labor Practice? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
31
2016
CFTC Proposed Regulations Will Protect Whistleblowers and Prohibit Gag Clauses Zuckerman Law
Aug
31
2016
National Labor Relations Board Grants Student Assistants Right to Unionize at Private Colleges and Universities Mintz
Aug
31
2016
EEOC: Drug Testing Policies Must Allow for Reasonable Accommodation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
31
2016
OSHA Reports Many State Programs Did Not Meet 2015 Performance Goals Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
31
2016
Final Rule for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces: Scant Relief for Federal Contractors Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
31
2016
New York Makes Some Workplace Assaults a Felony Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
31
2016
EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Retaliation Guidance Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
30
2016
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Class Action Waivers In Employment Arbitration Agreements Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
30
2016
Middle District of Florida Finds Certification of FLSA Collective Action and Rule 23 Class Action Claims To Be Inconsistent Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
30
2016
North Carolina Court Blocks ‘Bathroom Bill’ at UNC Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
30
2016
Second Circuit Holds That Non-Supervisory Employee’s Retaliatory Intent May Be Imputed to an Employer Under Title VII Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
30
2016
EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
30
2016
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule Presents Challenges to Government Contractors Holland & Hart LLP
Aug
30
2016
Level Fee Fiduciary: Interesting Angles on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #17 Faegre Drinker
Aug
30
2016
Agencies Publish Final Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule and Guidance – Contractors Should Be Prepared Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
30
2016
Employer Handbook Policies Violate the National Labor Relations Act Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
29
2016
MSHA Issues Call To Safety To Nation’s Coal Miners Holland & Hart LLP
Aug
29
2016
Illinois Legislation Update: Employers Must Provide Child Bereavement Leave Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
29
2016
Department of Labor Appeals "Persuader Rule" Order Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
29
2016
Illinois Prohibits Non-Compete Agreements with Low-Wage Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
29
2016
Disclose All Labor and Employment Complaints – Big Changes for Federal Contractors Coming October 2016 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
29
2016
New Rule Finalizes Small-Business Subcontracting Changes Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
29
2016
NLRB Enforces Ambush Election Rules…..Then Finds Way Around Them Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
29
2016
NLRB Overturns Previous Ruling – Student Assistants May Now Unionize Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
29
2016
Manitowoc Company v. Lanning Significantly Limits Wisconsin Employee Non-Solicitation Restrictions Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
29
2016
Seventh Circuit Ditches “Convincing Mosaic” Standard in Employment Cases Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
29
2016
“Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Final Rule and Guidance Released by DOL and FAR Council Covington & Burling LLP
 

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