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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May
2
2016
Late Mail Delivery Turns Out to be Problem [Again] for Union Mail Ballot Election Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2016
Federal Trade Secrets Bill Passes Overwhelmingly in House: What it Means to Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
2
2016
Employee Disloyalty Not Sufficient for Firing Where Part of Concerted Protest, Board, Eighth Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2016
DOL Issues Guidance Regarding Interaction Between Affordable Care Act And Fringe Benefit Requirements Under Service Contract, Davis Bacon And Related Acts Proskauer Rose LLP
May
2
2016
Final OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Expected Soon Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2016
House Armed Services Committee Adopts Amendment To 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Exempting Defense Contractors From Compliance With Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Executive Order Proskauer Rose LLP
May
2
2016
Obama Reappoints NLRB Member Hirozawa, But Senate Not Expected to Act Quickly Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2016
Trade Secrets, Banker Bonuses, Worker Misclassification - Employment Law This Week - Episode 25 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
1
2016
Limiting Plaintiff’s Discovery on Similarly Situated Employees Reasonable, Seventh Circuit Federal Court Finds Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
1
2016
Country Fresh Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
1
2016
New York Adopts New Minimum Wage and Family Leave Legislation Vedder Price
Apr
30
2016
Wyoming Senators Submit Voluntary Protection Program Act for Consideration Holland & Hart LLP
Apr
29
2016
DOL Persuader Regulations Expose Every Employer to Reporting Requirements and Disclosures Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
29
2016
New Federal Trade Secrets Law Passed – Major Implications for Trade Secret Owners and Their Employees Polsinelli PC
Apr
29
2016
Jersey City Proposes Groundbreaking Minimum Workweek Ordinance Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
29
2016
Fitness for Your Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Your Employees in Ohio Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Apr
29
2016
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 – Key Takeaways Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
29
2016
Private Equity Funds Found Liable for Portfolio Company Pension Plan Short Falls Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
29
2016
Sources Reporting Salary Basis Threshold In Final Rule Lowered to $47,000 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
29
2016
Sixth Circuit Affirms $3.7 Million Award And Permanent Injunction In Trade Secret/Breach Of Duty Of Loyalty Case Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
29
2016
Trade Secrets Going Federal: House Passes Hatch-Coons Defend Trade Secrets Act Mintz
Apr
29
2016
Summary of NLRB Decisions For Week of April 11 – 15, 2016 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
29
2016
German Labor Court Allows Review of Employee’s Browsing History Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
29
2016
US House of Representatives Passes Federal Trade Secrets Bill Bracewell LLP
Apr
28
2016
IRS Confirms California “Waiting Time Penalties” Are Not Wages For Federal Income Tax Purposes Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
28
2016
Production and Maintenance Employee Units: Going Separate Ways Polsinelli PC
Apr
28
2016
New Jersey Issues Guidance on BEIP Grant Conversion - Business Employment Incentive Program McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
28
2016
Employers May Wish to Consider Additional Language When Drafting Confidentiality Agreements Polsinelli PC
Apr
28
2016
Sixth Circuit Rules on $200,000 Back Pay Issue Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
28
2016
Defend Trade Secrets Act Set to Become Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
28
2016
California Employment Law: What's on Your Wage Statements? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
28
2016
Congress Passes Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
28
2016
House Passes Federal Trade Secrets Bill Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
27
2016
New Federal Law Will Provide First-Ever Civil Claim for Theft of Trade Secrets Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
27
2016
Fiduciary Investment Advice under New Labor Department Rules Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
27
2016
Colleges and Universities Should Review Title IX Policies in Wake of DOJ Investigation Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
27
2016
Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association Murtha Cullina
Apr
27
2016
DOL Releases New Employer Guide to FMLA – New FMLA Poster May Soon Follow Polsinelli PC
Apr
27
2016
Premier Utility Services, LLC: Summary of NLRB Decision for Week of April 4 – 8, 2016 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
27
2016
FSMA Final Rule Watch: Whistleblower Protection Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
27
2016
Work Rules Hanging in Balance? NLRB Dissenter Proposes Balancing Test Blueprint for Work Rule Challenges, Significant Departure from Board Precedent Mintz
Apr
27
2016
ERISA Preemption after Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
26
2016
OSHA Update - State of Occupational Safety & Health in the United States Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
26
2016
8 Things Employers Need to Know About San Francisco’s New Fully Paid Parental Leave Ordinance Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
26
2016
Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #2: Best Interest Standard of Care Faegre Drinker
Apr
26
2016
Hospitality Law Case Law Update: Membership Deposit Refund Amendment Overturned Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
26
2016
Is There Silver Lining in EEOC's Continuing Quest to Make Employees Untouchable? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
26
2016
Supreme Court Rules Public Employee Demoted For Perceived Political Activity Can Bring First Amendment Challenge Holland & Hart LLP
Apr
26
2016
Affordable Care Act Compliance: So You’ve Filed Your 1095-C…Now What? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
26
2016
Uber Aims to Settle Two Class Actions; Approximately 385,000 Uber Drivers in California and Massachusetts to Remain Independent Contractors – At Least for Now Mintz
 

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