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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

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Jun
3
2016
Supreme Court Review Likely After Seventh Circuit Creates Split on Class and Collective Action Waivers under NLRA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
3
2016
US Mine Safety and Health Administration Holds Stakeholders’ Meeting to Discuss Safety, Compliance, and Next Steps Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
2
2016
7th Circuit Court Split Decisions Create Uncertainty on Class Action Waivers and likely Supreme Court Review Faegre Drinker
Jun
2
2016
Fourth Circuit Allows Casino Workers to Proceed With Putative Class and Collective Action For Unpaid Training Time at “Dealer School” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2016
Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act: New Pregnancy Provision Taking Effect in August Polsinelli PC
Jun
2
2016
Fiduciary Regulations And The Exemptions : Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #7 Faegre Drinker
Jun
2
2016
EEOC Releases Final Wellness Program Regulations Related to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
2
2016
EEOC Issues New Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jun
2
2016
Colorado Bill Will Give Employees Right to Review Their Personnel Files Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
2
2016
In Case You Missed It: The EEOC Sneaks in Its Final Wellness Program Rule Ahead of The DOL’s New OT Rule Mintz
Jun
2
2016
Transgender and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Under Title VII Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
2
2016
OSHA Issues High Heat Alert in California Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2016
California’s Increased Paid Family Leave Benefits and San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Ordinance Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
1
2016
Louisiana Legislature Passes “Ban the Box” for State Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
1
2016
New EEOC Regulations Provide Roadmap for Wellness Programs Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
1
2016
Transportation Network Companies: Will Uber Soon be Driving Country Roads? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
1
2016
Mine Safety Agency Rolls Out New Fatality Prevention Initiative Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
1
2016
Missouri Federal Court Declines to Decide Whether ERISA Protects Employee From Reprisal For Informal Complaint Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
1
2016
Alcohol-Related Workplace Injuries Recordable, OSHA Says Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
1
2016
Supreme Court Returns Affordable Care Act Contraceptive-Coverage Cases to Lower Courts Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
1
2016
When Overtime Goes Bad – UK Employers’ Duties to Clarify Expectations for Disabled Staff Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
1
2016
U.S. Solar Jobs Exceed Oil and Gas for First Time in 2015 Mintz
Jun
1
2016
Massachusetts Legislature Makes Another Attempt to Pass a Non-Compete Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
1
2016
The Landmark Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
1
2016
Minneapolis Approves Paid Sick Leave Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
1
2016
401(K) Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Face an Alarming Number of Stable Value Fund and Other Class Action Lawsuits McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
1
2016
Roy Spa, LLC: Summary Of NLRB Decisions, May 9 – 13, 2016 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
31
2016
Are Class Action Plaintiffs Standing in Concrete After Spokeo? Polsinelli PC
May
31
2016
The New Overtime Regulations and Their Impact on the Salary Basis Test Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
31
2016
Top Five Best Practices for Workplace Investigations Foley & Lardner LLP
May
31
2016
The Defend Trade Secrets Act: A New Tool to Fight Trade Secret Theft Faegre Drinker
May
31
2016
7th Circuit Holds Mandatory Waiver of Class Claims Unlawful; Creates Circuit Court Split ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
31
2016
DHS Extends Time Period for STEM OPT Employment Authorization Foley & Lardner LLP
May
31
2016
Fiduciary Protections for 401(k) Plan Investment “Reenrollments” Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
31
2016
OSHA Outlines Ambitious Plan in Spring Regulatory Agenda Keller and Heckman LLP
May
31
2016
Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Sides with NLRB – Holds Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver Violates Employee Rights and Unenforceable Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
31
2016
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claim Arising from Incorrectly Addressed COBRA Notice Proskauer Rose LLP
May
31
2016
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Resignation Triggers Limitations Period for Constructive Discharge Claims Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
31
2016
Advancing Opportunity for All in the Tech Industry U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2016
Zoo Printing Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2016
McWhite’s Funeral Home to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
29
2016
OSHA Requires Employers to Provide Workplace Injury and Illness Records Armstrong Teasdale
May
29
2016
First Call Ambulance Service to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
28
2016
NLRB Defends Attempt to Enroach on Tribal Sovereignty Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
27
2016
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on "Promoting Safe Workplaces Through Effective and Responsible Recordkeeping Standards" Keller and Heckman LLP
May
27
2016
Minneapolis Becomes First City in Minnesota to Require Paid Sick Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
27
2016
Employer’s Use of E-verify is Not a Substitute for Completing I-9 Forms, Fined More Than $200K in Civil Penalties Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
27
2016
Thinking about Risk: Are You a Mitigator or an Allocator? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
27
2016
Green v. Brennan: Employee's Resignation Starts the Statute of Limitation for Constructive Discharge Claims Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
27
2016
Steps to Effectively Cancel an Insurance Policy in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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