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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8
2016
Employer's Role in Decertification Efforts Continue to Receive Intense Scrutiny Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
8
2016
EEOC Issues Revised Proposal to Amend EEO-1 Report Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
8
2016
What is Contributing Factor Causation in SOX Whistleblower Case? Zuckerman Law
Aug
7
2016
Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise to Pay $150,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
6
2016
Your Health Team, L.L.C. To Pay $20,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
6
2016
New Sex Discrimination Guidelines Take Effect August 15, 2016 Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
5
2016
Mine Safety and Health Administration Claims Respirable Coal Dust Samples Prove New Dust Rules Are Feasible Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
5
2016
Massachusetts Employers to Be Prohibited From Obtaining Applicants’ Prior Pay History – Will Other States Follow? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Aug
5
2016
We’re All Going On A Summer Holiday – New ACAS Guidance For The Vacation Season Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
5
2016
Trade Secrets Law: The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine is Not Yet Dead Murtha Cullina
Aug
5
2016
Donald Trump’s Contribution To Nevada Corporate Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
4
2016
Are the Days of Mandatory Post-Incident Drug Testing and Safety Incentive Programs Numbered? - Four Things You Need to Know about OSHA’s New Anti-Retaliation Protections Polsinelli PC
Aug
4
2016
EEOC Commissioner Victoria Lipnic Shares Her Thoughts on Pay Data Collection with the ILG National Conference Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
4
2016
Is H-1B Reform On Its Way? Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
4
2016
Can Your Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Make You a Joint-Employer With Your Suppliers? The NLRB May Find That It Does Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
4
2016
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Not Protected by Title VII, Seventh Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
4
2016
ACA and Employer Compliance: Responding to Marketplace Notices McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
4
2016
Five Lessons from FOX News and Trump on Sexual Harassment Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
4
2016
2016 Draft Forms & Instructions Released: Affordable Care Act Reporting Update Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
4
2016
Criminal Enforcement Protects Trade Secrets Taken By Departed Employees Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
4
2016
Amici Curiae Brief Filed Urging Adminstrative Review Board Not to Weaken Whistleblower Protection Laws Zuckerman Law
Aug
4
2016
Scalia-less Supreme Court Term Ends With Small Victories For Employers, But Also Great Uncertainty ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
4
2016
Massachusetts Joins California and New York with Aggressive Equal Pay Law Faegre Drinker
Aug
4
2016
Religious Dress at Work – Where Does EU Law Now Stand? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
4
2016
OSHA Blogs on How to Protect Workers from Zika Exposure Holland & Hart LLP
Aug
3
2016
Colorado Bill Grants Employees the Right to Review Their Personnel Files Polsinelli PC
Aug
3
2016
Buyer Beware – NLRB Decision Creates New Risks for Purchasers of Union Operations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
3
2016
The Road to Pay Equity in Massachusetts: Don't Ask - Don't Tell Murtha Cullina
Aug
3
2016
Salary Levels Aren’t the Only Ones Moving Up: More Minimum Wage Changes Coming in 2017 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
3
2016
Massachusetts Governor Signs Tough Pay Equity Bill Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
3
2016
Proposed Treasury Regulations Provide Additional Flexibility, Clarity and Planning Opportunities to Sponsors of Deferred Compensation Arrangements Katten
Aug
3
2016
Massachusetts Passes Pay Equity Bill Restricting Employers From Inquiring Into Applicants’ Wage History Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
3
2016
Tips to Employers for Handling Immigration Related Site Visits Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
3
2016
Connecticut and Vermont to Ban the Box in 2017 Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
3
2016
Massachusetts Mandates Pay Equity Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
3
2016
Employees of One UK Company Can Be Whistleblowers at Another – Agency Workers Gain New Protections Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
3
2016
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Refuses to Certify Class of Interns; Adopts Balancing Test Similar to Second Circuit’s Primary Beneficiary Test Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
3
2016
8th Circuit Rules Parties to Corporate Transactions Cannot Contract Around WARN Act Sale of Business Exception Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
3
2016
New EEOC Resource Document Aids Employers in Complying with ADA When Leave is Requested Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
Investment Suggestions: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #14 Faegre Drinker
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit: Title VII Offers No Protection Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
2
2016
California Cities and Counties Can Now Join the Effort to Enforce State and Local Wage Payment Laws Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Panel Finds That Title VII Does Not Cover Sexual Orientation Bias Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
New Jersey Courts Continue to Set High Bar for Arbitration Clauses Faegre Drinker
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Declines to Apply Title VII to Sexual Orientation Bias Claims Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
2
2016
Massachusetts Becomes First State to Ban Salary Histories in Applications Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Issues Reverse Discrimination Employment Decision Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
High Heels in Workplace: Can Employers Still Require Women to Wear Them? Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
Sour Note – Musicians Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors, NLRB Tells Theater Company Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
2
2016
New Laws Define Independent Contractor Status in Arizona Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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