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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Jul
26
2016
Pension Funds: What’s Next For Central States? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
26
2016
Fifth Circuit Decision Reinforces The Importance of Clearly Communicating Anti-Harassment Policies Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
26
2016
Sleeping on the Job Disqualifies Residential Counselor from Unemployment Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
26
2016
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Federal Subcontractor in FCA Suit Regarding Fringe Benefit Withholdings McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
26
2016
Labor Department Significantly Increases Some Penalties for ERISA Violations McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
26
2016
Fiduciary Liability Update: Seventh Circuit Holds ERISA Permits Indemnification or Contribution Among Fiduciaries Faegre Drinker
Jul
25
2016
Department of Justice, California Employer Reach Non-Prosecution Agreement over Potential Criminal Violations of Immigration Laws Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
25
2016
Dealing With Trade Secret Thieves: Strategies for Cost-Effective Settlement Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
25
2016
Does Your Severance Trigger ERISA? Why You Should Care and What You Should Do Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
25
2016
Nevada’s High Court Won’t Get Out Its Pencil To Save Overbroad Noncompete Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
25
2016
Protecting Your Trade Secrets: A New Tool You Can Use [Video] Murtha Cullina
Jul
25
2016
The Labor Board’s Knockdown of the Joint Employer Relationship Polsinelli PC
Jul
25
2016
NLRB Finds Increased Use of Joint Employees Justifies Removal of Barriers to Organization Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
25
2016
EEOC: Title VII Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
25
2016
EEOC: New Hours Reporting Requirements Faegre Drinker
Jul
25
2016
First Minneapolis, Now St.Paul - Another Earned Sick and Safe Time Mandate Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
25
2016
Labor Unions Use Technology to Grow and Maintain Membership Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
25
2016
NLRB Says Union Giveaway Not Grounds for Setting Aside Election Victory: Ham-Handed Tactic? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
25
2016
Retaliation Claims, Bargaining Waiver, Chilling Concerted Activity: Employment Law This Week - Week of July 25, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
24
2016
Federal Judge Awards $1,470,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case Against Z Foods U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jul
23
2016
MSHA Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts to Change Effective August 1, 2016 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
23
2016
The DOL Fiduciary Rule – Should Employers Be Doing Anything? Armstrong Teasdale
Jul
23
2016
Minor League Baseball Players Strike Out On Wage Claims Against MLB, Judge Decertifies Collective and Class Actions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
22
2016
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of July 5 – 8 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
22
2016
Michigan Supreme Court Holds That the Federal “Rule of Reason” Applies in Evaluating the Enforceability of Noncompete Agreements Between Businesses Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
22
2016
DOL Commences Retirement Plan Audits for Compliance with Code Section 401(A)(9) Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
22
2016
North Carolina Governor Keeps ‘Bathroom Bill’ Mostly Intact, Pending Court Review Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
22
2016
Nevada Supreme Court Refuses To “Blue Pencil” Unreasonable Non-Compete Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
22
2016
Directors Beware – Australian Fair Work Ombudsman Unafraid To Pierce The Corporate Veil Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
22
2016
The Effect of “Brexit” on Tax-Qualified Plans Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
21
2016
NLRB Finds “Discharge” is an “Actual Discharge” and Violates the National Labor Relations Act Even if it is Immediately Reversed and Employee Suffers No Harm Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
21
2016
Federal Circuit Confirms that Award Term Extension Constitutes New Contract for Purposes of Bid Protest Jurisdiction Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
21
2016
Employment of Temporary Workers Supplied by Others: NLRB Increases Risk of Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
21
2016
NLRB Eliminates Employer Consent Requirement for Combined Bargaining Units Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
21
2016
The Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act vs. The California Uniform Trade Secrets Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
2016
DOL Judge Says Flagging Economy Insufficient Basis to Relieve H-1B Employers of Wage Obligations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
21
2016
Wyoming's New Workplace Safety Division: What Employers Need to Know Holland & Hart LLP
Jul
21
2016
EEOC’s Revised Proposed EEO-1 Form Fails to Address Significant Employer Comments and Concerns Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
21
2016
OSHA Announces Delay in Non-Discrimination Provisions, Higher Fines Still Coming in August Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
21
2016
Employee Financial Stress Can Impact Job Performance [INFOGRAPHIC] Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
21
2016
SEC Affirms Denial of Bounties to Three Purported Whistleblowers Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
20
2016
Employers Subject to California Prevailing Wage Beware! California Will Resume Enforcement of The Requirement To Electronically Submit Certified Payroll Records Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
20
2016
EEOC Burnishes Systemic Successes and Intentions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
20
2016
Are Your Anti-Harassment Initiatives Working? EEOC Says NO Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
20
2016
Update: Will EEOC Proposal of Pay Data Collection Combat Pay Discrimination? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
20
2016
DOL Proposes Major Changes to Form 5500 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
20
2016
Private Investment Fund Managers and Other Investment Advisers May Be Affected by Department of Labor’s New Fiduciary Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
20
2016
Classic Conundrum: Protecting Employees from Themselves Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
20
2016
Pokémon Go in the Workplace: Oh Look There’s a Pikachu! Mintz
Jul
19
2016
401(k) Class-Action Litigation Update: 1st Circuit Holds “Float” is Not a Plan Asset Faegre Drinker
 

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