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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Aug
22
2018
Oklahoma’s New Medical Marijuana Law and Your Workplace Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
21
2018
Massachusetts Becomes 49th State to Adopt Uniform Trade Secrets Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
21
2018
Woo-Hoo! NLRB Now Permitting Class Action Waivers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
21
2018
Evaluating and Challenging Standing in Fair Credit Reporting Act Actions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
21
2018
Steering the Sales Strategy Toward Compliance Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
21
2018
Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2018 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
21
2018
New Jersey Equal Pay Data Reporting Forms Released Faegre Drinker
Aug
21
2018
SEC Whistleblower Protections: Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Prohibitions Against Retaliation Zuckerman Law
Aug
21
2018
New NLRB Decision Impacts when Weingarten Rights Arise Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
20
2018
California Court of Appeal Upholds Meal Period Waiver in Collective Bargaining Agreement Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
20
2018
Truckers’ $2.35 Million Dollar Class Settlement Vacated Due to District Court’s Cursory Analysis Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
20
2018
Sixth Circuit Rejects Argument That FLSA Bars Individual Arbitration Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
20
2018
“Airing Out the Denny Crane Room”: Recent SEC Action Emphasizes Need for Effective Disclosure Controls and Procedures for Executive Perquisites Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
20
2018
Mind the (Gender & Race) Gap Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
20
2018
OFCCP Signals Emphasis on “Religious Liberty” in Federal Contractor Compliance Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
20
2018
First Preference, Employment-Based Priority Workers’ U.S. Immigrant Visas at a Processing Standstill Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
20
2018
California Court Holds that Attorney is Not Bound by Confidentiality Provision Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
20
2018
An Epic Win for Employers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
20
2018
California Non-Compete Law Renders Surgeon Settlement Agreement Unenforceable Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
20
2018
Mine Regulators Seek Comments on Safety Technologies for Mobile Equipment and Conveyors Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
19
2018
EEOC Sues Stanley Black & Decker For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
18
2018
Employers Must Have Duties Based Reasons to Support the Assertion that Full-Time Attendance Is an Essential Job Function Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
18
2018
San Antonio Mandates Paid Leave for Private Sector Employees: 14 Key Facts About the New Law Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
17
2018
When Do Employee Weingarten Rights Kick In? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
17
2018
Social Media Mania — Be Careful Out There! Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
17
2018
Beltway Buzz, August 17, 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
17
2018
Amended FCA Complaint Cannot Cure A First-to-File Violation Mintz
Aug
17
2018
IRS Finalizes Regulations Allowing Plan Forfeitures to Fund QNECS and QMACS Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
17
2018
Upcoming Deadlines For New York City Employers: New York City Commission on Human Rights Publishes Poster and Fact Sheet on Sexual Harassment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
17
2018
NLRB Finds Hospital’s Solicitation and Distribution Policy Unlawful Polsinelli PC
Aug
17
2018
Illinois Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program No Longer Mandatory? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
17
2018
Do California’s New Restrictions on Independent Contractors Apply Retroactively? Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
17
2018
Home Depot to Pay $100,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
17
2018
Sixth Circuit Continues to Expand Class Action Waivers, Following the Supreme Court's Lead Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
17
2018
Should Employers Hedge Their Bets in Light of the Supreme Court’s Sports Betting Ruling? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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