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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Nov
10
2015
Sacramento Becomes Latest City to Approve Increase in Minimum Wage Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
10
2015
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions, October 26 – 30, 2015 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
10
2015
2015 Elections — Roundup of Employment-Related Ballot Initiatives Faegre Drinker
Nov
10
2015
EEOC to Clarify and Expand Wellness Program Incentives Related to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2015
NLRB Says Employer Can Use GPS Device to Track Employees Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
10
2015
California Employment Law Notes: October 2015 Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
10
2015
Illinois Appellate Court Offers First Insights into Section 8.1b’s AMA Impairment Rating Report Provision Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
10
2015
Northern District of Illinois Expands Definition of Protected Activity Under Illinois Whistleblower Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
10
2015
UK Employment Tribunal - Dismissed Employee in Party Fail Cannot Rely on Leniency Shown to Colleague Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
10
2015
The Supreme Court Takes Up Another ERISA Remedies Case Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
9
2015
Employee’s Request for a Disability or Religious Accommodation Is Considered Protected Activity Under Change to the Fair Employment and Housing Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
9
2015
DOL’s Proposed Regulations Expand Diversity Protections in Apprenticeship Programs Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Nov
9
2015
Employer Cannot Enforce Class Action Waiver Because Court of Appeal Rules Interstate Truck Drivers Not Subject to FAA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
9
2015
NLRB Hands Employers a Win (Seriously!): GPS Tracking of Employee Upheld Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
9
2015
Divided Sixth Circuit Dismisses Compliance Officer’s FCA Whistleblower Retaliation Claim Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
9
2015
A Prompt Response to a Harassment Complaint Can Be the Difference Between Liability and No Liability Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
9
2015
Browning-Ferris Industries—Impact of NLRB’s Joint-Employer Status Decision Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
9
2015
New York Wage Deduction Rules Extended for Three Years Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
9
2015
Lawmakers Hear Views on Mine Safety Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
9
2015
Employment Law This Week - Episode 4 - Week of November 9, 2015 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
9
2015
EEOC Sues Workplace Staffing Solutions for Rejecting Women for Trashcan Collector Jobs U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
9
2015
State OSHA Programs Can Be Significant Source of Big Fines Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
8
2015
Lawsuit Delays Effective Date of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act to March 2016 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
8
2015
Noncompete RoundUp--Florida Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
7
2015
Jersey City, New Jersey, Extends Paid Sick Leave Requirements to More Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
7
2015
‘Fight for $15’ Walk-Outs and Protests Continue; Are You Prepared for November 10? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
6
2015
Noncompete Roundup – Oklahoma Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
6
2015
CME Group Issues Notice Related to Employee Supervision Katten
Nov
6
2015
DOL Issues New Guidance on Economically Targeted Investments Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
6
2015
Lawrence of Arabia Makes Surprise Contribution to UK Holiday Pay Debate Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
6
2015
UK Government Publishes Guidance on Preparing Slavery and Human Trafficking Statements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
6
2015
I’m Guessing DOL Didn’t Have in Mind Negative Weighing OF ESG Factors Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
6
2015
Corporate Responsibility for Third-Party Misconduct: UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015 Katten
Nov
6
2015
Second Circuit “Likes” Where NLRB Shakes Out on Social Media: Finds that Facebook “Likes” and Obscenity-Riddled Posts Were Protected by NLRA Mintz
Nov
5
2015
Battle Between Adult Film Industry And Cal/OSHA Continues Holland & Hart LLP
Nov
5
2015
Seasonal Employment: Tips and Traps Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
5
2015
“Hide No Harm Act Of 2015” Targets Employers, Directors and Officers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
5
2015
Shifting Requirements for Employee Confidentiality Agreements in Illinois? ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
5
2015
DOJ Office of Special Counsel Provides Guidance Related to E-Verify, Internal I-9 Audits, and the INA’s Anti-Discrimination Provision Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
5
2015
Health Care Premium Reimbursement Arrangements – Part Deux Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
5
2015
DOL Enforcement of Home Care Rule to Commence November 12, Subject to “Prosecutorial Discretion” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
5
2015
Illinois Supreme Court: Workers' Compensation Act Exclusive Remedy Bars Civil Asbestos Claim Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
5
2015
Fifth Circuit (Again) Reverses NLRB and Finds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Do Not Violate the NLRA Mintz
Nov
5
2015
Department of Labor Reissues Rules on Fiduciaries Investing in “Economically Targeted Investments” Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
5
2015
King’s Way Baptist Church Sued By EEOC for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
4
2015
IBEW Rule Requiring Photo ID to Resign Upheld by NLRB Judge Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
4
2015
Trauma Registrar Properly Classified As Exempt Administrative Employee Due To Exercise Of Discretion Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
4
2015
2016 Colorado Minimum Wage Going Up To $8.31 Per Hour Holland & Hart LLP
Nov
4
2015
When Elevenses Go Bad – Fighting Workplace Stress through Coffee and Cake Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
4
2015
NLRB to Reconsider Whether Graduate Teaching Assistants at Private Universities Can Unionize Mintz
 

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