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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Dec
16
2015
Happy New Year: What Happened To My E-Verify Records? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
16
2015
Employers Need 2015 Year-End Planning to Meet Employee Reporting and Withholding Requirements McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
16
2015
Health Care Qui Tam Update Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Cases for December 2015 Mintz
Dec
16
2015
Illinois Appellate Court Majority Rules Accident At Home Compensable Because Benefitted Employer Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
16
2015
Internal I-9 Audits: Alternative Documentation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
16
2015
Dollar Tree Resolves Multiple OSHA Citations in Burdensome Corporate-Wide Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
16
2015
Mine Case Highlights Shortcomings in Part 50 Audits of Occupational Injury and Illness Reporting Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
16
2015
OSHA Seeks Comment on New OSHA Safety and Health Management Program Guidelines Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
16
2015
Don’t Be Caught Unarmed – Texas’ New Open Carry Law Takes Effect January 1 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
15
2015
Bill Would Drastically Alter H-1B Program and End OPT Program Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2015
Intra-agency Initiative Produces Guidance on Internal I-9 Audits, Worker Protections Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
15
2015
Post-Employment Non-Competes Require Additional Consideration in Pennsylvania Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
15
2015
Obergefell Effect: Applying SCOTUS Decision to Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2015
D.C. Council Announces 2016 Hearing Dates for Universal Paid Leave Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
15
2015
OSHA Holds Public Meeting on New Voluntary Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2015
Federal Court in Illinois Finds No Overtime Due to Police For Off-Duty Use of BlackBerrys Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
15
2015
MSHA Issues “Go Home For Holidays” Safety Alert Holland & Hart LLP
Dec
15
2015
Let Chips Fall: When Is An Impasse An Impasse? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
14
2015
Nip it in Bud: Employer Considerations Following Debut of Medical Marijuana in Illinois Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
14
2015
Timing is Everything: Pair of California Retaliation Cases Lead to Opposite Results for Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2015
Supreme Court Reiterates Preemptive Effect of Federal Arbitration Act Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
14
2015
Don't Be Punchline in a B-Horror Movie: When Entering into Employment Settlement Agreements, Make Sure Claims are Really Dead and Buried Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
14
2015
DOL’s Recent Guidance on State Retirement Initiatives for Private Sector Employees Part II: Interpretive Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
14
2015
EEOC Issues Guidance on Rights of Applicants and Employees Infected with HIV Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
14
2015
Employee Handbook Versus Procedures Manual: Keeping Policies Consistent Holland & Hart LLP
Dec
14
2015
Employment Law This Week - Episode 8 - Week of December 14, 2015 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
14
2015
Changes to Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions Expected by July 2016 Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
14
2015
When Will DOL Issue Final Regulations Increasing Salary Basis Threshold? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2015
Many Michigan Farms Having Difficulty Finding Seasonal Workers Varnum LLP
Dec
14
2015
Impact of Mach Mining: Dismissal, Not Stay, May be Appropriate Remedy for Failure to Conciliate Polsinelli PC
Dec
14
2015
Labor Board Decision and Worker Scheduling Requests on Congress’ Plate Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2015
Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 21 of 24): Reporting for “MEC” Plans Mintz
Dec
14
2015
Sparse Regulatory Agenda Belies Coming Final MSHA Rule on Civil Penalties Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2015
NLRB OK’s Off-Duty Access Policy; KO’s its Enforcement Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
14
2015
Second Circuit Adopts Narrow Construction of Federal Computer Fraud Statute, Joins Circuit Split Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2015
OSHA Rule Makers to be Busy in First Half of 2016 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2015
Illinois Court Finds ‘Shoplifting and No Apprehension’ Policy Vulnerable to Whistleblower Claims Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2015
Leading Cause of Data Braches – Employee Error, ACC Survey Concludes Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
13
2015
Missouri Department of Labor Issues Important Memo on Prevailing Wage Armstrong Teasdale
Dec
13
2015
OSHA Gets Authorization to Boost Penalty Amounts Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
13
2015
Commercial Drivers Get Added Protection against Coercion in New FMCSA Rule Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
13
2015
Don’t Forget Year-End Amendment to Cafeteria Plans Allowing Revocation for Marketplace Coverage Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
11
2015
New York Federal Court Finds Employer Entitled to Flexibility Under FLSA In Determining Employee’s “Workweek” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
11
2015
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions, November 30 – December 4, 2015 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
11
2015
2016 Labor & Employment Law Update for California Employers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
11
2015
DOL’s Recent Guidance on State Retirement Initiatives for Private Sector Employees Part I: Proposed Rule—State-Sponsored IRAs Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
11
2015
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Trial Courts May Order Disgorgement of “Faithless Employee’s” Compensation Stark & Stark
Dec
11
2015
Hair Testing Guidelines Coming Within Year For Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
11
2015
New York City Enacts Municipal Office of Labor Standards; Office’s Initial Mandate Is To Enforce NYC Earned Sick Time Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
11
2015
Citing NLRB’s Long Delay, Court Refuses to Issue Temporary Injunction Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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