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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Jun
13
2016
An Unfair Employer Policy Roundup to Help Avoid Unfair Labor Practices Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
13
2016
Repeal of Colorado’s Employment Verification Law Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
13
2016
Lawsuits Filed Challenging USDOL’s Final Fiduciary Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
13
2016
Heat, Lightning Hazards are Focus of Federal Safety Campaigns Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
13
2016
Mine Commission Upholds Safety Agency’s Demand for Records in Split Decision Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
13
2016
Senate Moves on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; House Holds Hearing on Overtime Rule; White House Makes Push for Diversity Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
13
2016
Department of Labor’s 2016 Final Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Regulations: Principal Transactions Exemption Mintz
Jun
13
2016
Another Trump Victory (Sort Of): Collective Bargaining Agreement Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
13
2016
Survey Says: Significant Minority of Employers Provide More Pay, Benefits Than Required on Military Leave Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
13
2016
Employment Law This Week - New EEOC Guidance, Macy's Micro Unit, NLRB Power Shift [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
13
2016
May A Company “Preserve In Place” Email To Satisfy Its Preservation Obligations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
13
2016
Court Grants Judgment In Favor Of EEOC in Disability and Genetic Discrimination Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
12
2016
Peters' Bakery to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
11
2016
IRS Says: Cash Rewards Are Taxable Events for Employees Participating In a Wellness Program Armstrong Teasdale
Jun
10
2016
Employee Who Failed to Provide Additional Doctor Notes to Support New Restrictions May Still Survive Summary Judgment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
10
2016
SEC Announces Second Largest Whistleblower Award Yet ($17M) Faegre Drinker
Jun
10
2016
Paid Sick Leave Picks Up Speed: Los Angeles & San Diego Pass New Laws Polsinelli PC
Jun
10
2016
SEC Issues $17 Million Whistleblower Award Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
10
2016
Federal Railroad Administration Expands Drug and Alcohol Testing For Maintenance-Of-Way Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
10
2016
These Aren't The Employees You're Looking For: Stopping Independent Contractors from Becoming Full-Fledged Employees Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
10
2016
SEC Issues $26M in Whistleblower Awards Over One-Month Period Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
10
2016
Lehman Brothers Wins Stock Drop Lawsuit Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
9
2016
Coercing Contributions at Work: The Federal Election Commission’s Latest Decision Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
9
2016
UK Tribunal Defines Some Limits on Employee Privacy Protections and Expands Anti-Discrimination Rights Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
9
2016
Colorado Expands Pregnancy Discrimination Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
9
2016
New Wage and Hour Regulations May Impact Tribes Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
9
2016
San Diego Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance Approved by Popular Vote Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
9
2016
Three Steps for Employers to Preserve Rights and Remedies Under the Recently Enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act Polsinelli PC
Jun
9
2016
Washington, D.C. Prepares to Increase Minimum Wage to $15 — and Tipped Minimum Wage to $5.00 — by July 1, 2020 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
9
2016
Connecticut General Assembly - Capitol Update: Major Bills, Retirement Security, Payroll Cards Murtha Cullina
Jun
9
2016
Fifth Circuit Agrees NLRB Micro-Unit Test Here to Stay Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
9
2016
District of Columbia Passes Minimum Wage Increase Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
9
2016
OSHA Finalizes Crystalline Silica Rule, Effective June 2016 Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
9
2016
Taking the Field – Obligations on Employers Under New UK Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
8
2016
Seventh Circuit Holds Class Action Waivers are Unlawful and Unenforceable Creating a Circuit Split Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
8
2016
Arbitrator Slashes Annual Withdrawal Liability Payments in Underfunded Multiemployer Pension Plan Dispute Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
8
2016
What Employers Must Know about the Americans with Disabilities Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
8
2016
Can Lawful Employer Policies Put Companies at Risk? NLRB Says Yes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
8
2016
Prayer Breaks Present Difficult Religious Accommodation Issue Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
8
2016
National Labor Relations Board’s Power of Positivity Polsinelli PC
Jun
8
2016
Sick of These Updates Yet? The Latest Sick Leave and Minimum Wage News (Minneapolis, San Francisco, San Diego, OR) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
8
2016
DOL Issues Guidance Regarding Impact of New Overtime Rules to Higher Education Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
8
2016
As Affordable Care Act Enforcement Looms, Some Lessons Learned From Massachusetts Mintz
Jun
8
2016
Diesel Exhaust Redux: MSHA Requests Information on Diesel in Mines Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
8
2016
Steps You Need to Take Now Under the New Defend Trade Secrets Act Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Jun
7
2016
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Regarding Overtime Exemption For White Collar Employees Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Jun
7
2016
Key Implications of Fourth Circuit’s Denial of En Banc Review of Pro-Transgender Ruling Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
7
2016
Citing Mine Inspector’s ‘Animus,’ Administrative Law Judge Softens Tough Enforcement Action Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
7
2016
Connecticut Joins Ban the Box Movement Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
7
2016
Employment Safety Agencies Expect to Release 9 Rules This Year Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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