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
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2018
Federal Judge Finds J.B. Hunt Compensation System Too Varied To Sustain Class Certification Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
15
2018
What Business Owners Should Know About Massachusetts’ New Non-Compete Law Murtha Cullina
Aug
15
2018
EEOC Sues Kansas School District For Paying Female Principal Less Than Male Principals U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
15
2018
Hot air from ACAS on the UK heat wave Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
15
2018
New Jersey Law Does Not Require Employers To Accommodate Medical Marijuana Users With Drug Test Waivers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
15
2018
Five Issues When An Employer Is Considering An Employment Agreement Polsinelli PC
Aug
15
2018
Common Sense Prevails in California Wage Victory, Falters in PAGA Action Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
15
2018
New Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave Entitlements Introduced K&L Gates
Aug
14
2018
Massachusetts Adopts New Noncompete Restrictions Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
14
2018
Solar Energy Jobs: Opportunities to Enhance Safety Compliance Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
14
2018
NLRB To Renegotiate … Its Own CBA! Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
14
2018
OFCCP Issues Two New Directives; Focuses on Compliance Evaluations and Faith-Based Organizations Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
14
2018
NLRB Implements Changes to Case Processing – Announces Early Retirement and Voluntary Separation Programs for Professional Staff Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
14
2018
New Massachusetts Non-Compete Law Goes Into Effect October 1, 2018 Mintz
Aug
14
2018
NLRB GC Institutes Changes to Certain Decision-Making Processes Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
14
2018
Fifth Circuit Rules Employers Are Not Always Protected From Liability Resulting From Harassment by Nonemployees With Diminished Capacity Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
14
2018
Massachusetts Establishes Garden-Leave-Type Non-Compete Requirements And Limits Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
14
2018
NLRB Revisiting Rule on Employees Use of Employer’s Email System Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
14
2018
Does Your Non-Compete Agreement Survive Under Massachusetts’ New Non-Compete Law? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
14
2018
What Employers Need to Know About the Illinois Secure Choice Mandatory Retirement Savings Program Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
13
2018
New Restrictions on Using Non-Competes in Massachusetts – What You Need to Know McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
13
2018
Massachusetts Passes Non-Compete Reform Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
13
2018
OFCCP Issues Directive Regarding Religious Freedom Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
13
2018
Complying with California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
13
2018
NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Proposed Rules Relating to Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Expression Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
13
2018
Employment Law This Week- August 13, 2018: Ninth Circuit Voids No-Rehire Clause, Massachusetts Discourages Non-Competes, California Reviews Wage-Hour Issues, NLRB Streamlines Case Handling Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
13
2018
Catch-22: To Give or Not to Give Raises and Bonuses after Employees Unionize Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
13
2018
EEOC Sues Citgo Petroleum Corporation For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
13
2018
New Massachusetts Law Limits Non-Competes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
13
2018
EEOC Sues Urbana School District No. 116 For Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
12
2018
OFCCP Focused Reviews to Begin in Fiscal Year 2019 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
12
2018
Your Presence Is Required: Employee Unable to Travel to Job Site Was Not “Qualified” Within the Meaning of the ADA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
11
2018
Segal Blend Litigation, Part Two: New Jersey District Court Holds That Use of Segal Blend Did Not Violate MPPAA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
10
2018
Massachusetts Governor Signs Non-Compete Bill Into Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
10
2018
Social Security Administration to Resume Social Security Mismatch Letter Notification Program in 2019 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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