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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Aug
24
2016
NLRB Rules That Graduate Students Are Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
24
2016
Connecticut Public Policy Did Not Mandate Termination of Pot-Smoking Public Maintenance Worker Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
24
2016
Penalties Increased for Employee Benefit Plan Violations Varnum LLP
Aug
23
2016
OSHA Pilots New, Expedited Whistleblower Review Process In Western Region Holland & Hart LLP
Aug
23
2016
Implementing Ordinance Clarifies San Diego's New Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
23
2016
EEOC Guidance: Employer-Provided Leave And The ADA Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
23
2016
Will Your Part-Time and Seasonal Employee Policy Result in an ACA Penalty? Polsinelli PC
Aug
23
2016
Down Goes Brown – NLRB Finds Graduate Assistants May Unionize Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
23
2016
NLRB: Failure to Bargain Over Non-Compete Agreement Violated NLRA, But Confidentiality Provision Lawful (Surprise!) Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
23
2016
Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split on Enforceability of Class and Collective Action Waivers In Individual Employment Arbitration Agreements Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
23
2016
Michigan Health Insurance Claims Assessment Act is Not Preempted by ERISA McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
23
2016
Illinois Domestic Workers Now Guaranteed Certain Employment Rights Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
23
2016
New OSHA Rule May Penalize Employers Who Routinely Conduct Post-Accident Drug Testing Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug
23
2016
Expired Form I-9: What Employers Need to Know About Proposed Smarter Form Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
23
2016
EEOC Issues New Medical Leave Guidance Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug
23
2016
100 Days Until New Overtime Rule Takes Effect: Is Your Company Ready? Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
23
2016
City of Chicago Will Require Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug
23
2016
New Arizona Independent Contractor Law Now In Effect Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
23
2016
Michigan Federal Court Dismisses on Religious Freedom Grounds EEOC’s Title VII Suit on Behalf of Fired Transgender Employee Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
23
2016
The UK Executive Remuneration Games: Updated Guidance Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
22
2016
Franchisors Face Tough Choices When Confronted With US Department of Labor Involving Franchisees Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Aug
22
2016
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and U.S. DOL Agree to Work Together Against Misclassification Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
22
2016
Fired For My Firearm? I’ll Sue! Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
22
2016
Immigration as Mechanism for Growth in the Automotive Industry Varnum LLP
Aug
22
2016
Sharing of Passwords Under Certain Circumstances Unlawful Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
22
2016
Do Not Overlook FLSA Duties in Light of New Salary Requirements Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
22
2016
Don’t Leave This For Later: Advice For Employers On New Bereavement And Sick Time Laws ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
22
2016
Uber’s $100 Million Class Action Settlement Gets Wrecked Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
22
2016
Three Employee-Friendly Bills That May Be Affected By Upcoming Elections Polsinelli PC
Aug
22
2016
Zika Virus and Workplace: What Employers Should Know Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
22
2016
North Memorial Health Care: Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Aug. 1 – 5 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
22
2016
OSHA Launches “Expedited Case Processing Pilot” For Whistleblower Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
22
2016
UK Severance Pay Tax Reforms Show Their True Colours Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
22
2016
Changes to France's Transferring Employment Contracts in France After 8 August Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
22
2016
SEC Anti-Whistleblower Provisions, Federal Wage Exemption, Revised FLSA Posters: Employment Law This Week - August 22, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
21
2016
Complete Maintenance Janitorial Service to Pay $45,600 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
20
2016
Colleges and Universities Targeted in Class Action Lawsuits over Operation of Retirement Plans Armstrong Teasdale
Aug
20
2016
EEOC Sues KASCO for Discrimination and Retaliation Against Muslim Employee U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
19
2016
Three Things To Know About Massachusetts’ New Pay Equity Law Polsinelli PC
Aug
19
2016
Proposed Law Would Prohibit New York City Employers From Inquiring Into Applicants’ Wage History Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
19
2016
Opt-Out Payments Under the Affordable Care Act: Are You Down With O.O.P.s? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
19
2016
More Flu Vaccine News: EEOC Once Again Alleges Hospital’s Mandatory Flu Vaccine Policy Violates Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
19
2016
Sometimes a Complaint is Just a Complaint: Eighth Circuit Applies Reasonableness Standard to Reject Employee’s SOX Retaliation Claim Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
19
2016
Seattle Mayor’s Office Proposes Predictable Scheduling Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
19
2016
OSHA Issues Special Zika Guidance to Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
19
2016
Wisconsin Court Strikes Clause Restricting Solicitation of Employees Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
19
2016
Increased Penalties for Immigration-Related Violations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
19
2016
Wisconsin Court Finds Anti-Poaching Agreements to be Unenforceable Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
19
2016
Massachusetts Amends Blue Laws to Allow for Operations of Warehouses on Sundays and Holidays Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
19
2016
Respirable Coal Dust Samples Prove New Dust Rule Is Achievable, Mine Safety Agency Announces Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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