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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Apr
9
2015
Sexual Harassment Mistakes Employers Make McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr
21
2014
Equal Pay Executive Orders Affect Federal Contractors McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May
21
2014
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2014 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jul
16
2014
US Supreme Court Will Review Important Case Affecting Pregnant Workers, Part II McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
4
2014
Are Your Workplace Policies Too Upbeat for the NLRB? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Sep
19
2012
Are Personal Emails Private in the Workplace? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Sep
24
2014
Part II: In Employment Law What Is A “Micro-Unit” – and Why Does It Matter? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
20
2014
Kentucky Supreme Court Decision Drastically Impacts All Non-Compete Agreements McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr
10
2013
Are You Going to Play or Pay? Part II Re: ACA’s (Affordable Care Act's) Employer Mandate McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Dec
17
2014
OSHA’s New Reporting Requirements Will Not Apply In Kentucky McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May
3
2013
Another Facebook Case, Another Lesson Learned, cont. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Sep
18
2013
Severance Packages and Unemployment Benefits in Kentucky McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
21
2013
You Can’t Take It With You When You Go – Requiring Employees To Use Paid Time Off (PTO) in Kentucky McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
20
2013
What You Should Know About Wage Garnishment McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Dec
2
2013
The Christmas Conundrum Re: Employee Time Off McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Dec
4
2013
Top Earners Looking at Closely Held Businesses Concerning Taxes McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
18
2015
E-Cigarettes and Workplace Smoking Policies: To Ban or Not to Ban, that is the Question McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun
23
2014
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Minimum Wage Regulations for Federal Contractors McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jan
26
2013
Your Employees Get Tips, So Should You - Tips for Complying with State and Federal Wage and Hour Laws McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
6
2014
Getting “Sandwiched” Into a Non-Compete Agreement McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May
1
2013
Doe v. Guthrie Clinic, Ltd.: A New Privacy Battleground? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jul
10
2013
Squeezing Blood from a Turnip: Health Care Reform & Kentucky’s Physician Shortage McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
25
2015
“Too Black”: Waitress’s Claim of Color Bias Raises Novel Title VII Claim McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
4
2015
The Law of Mandatory Flu Shot Requirements McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Sep
16
2013
Who’s GINA and What Should I Know About Her? Re: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jan
7
2014
Don’t Want Your Injury and Illness Reports Online? Submit Your Comments to OSHA Now! Re: Occupational Safety and Health Administration McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr
7
2015
Looking at Amazon Non-Competes From a Kentucky Perspective McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May
5
2015
Wellness Programs and the EEOC, Part One McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May
13
2015
Facebook is Not a Picket Line McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
1
2012
The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange: Little Gnome Facts McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
7
2012
EEOC’s Focus on Pregnancy Discrimination McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar
13
2013
Employers and the “Contraceptive Mandate” McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Dec
16
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Amazon Worker Security Screening Case is Clear Victory for Employers McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Sep
24
2013
UPS Denies Insurance Coverage of Spouses and Cites Affordable Care Act (ACA) as Reason McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jan
22
2014
Kentucky House Bill 1 Seeks To Raise Minimum Wage McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
 

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