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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

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Jun
12
2018
Legislative Alert: New Jersey on A Fast Track to Ban Waivers of, and NDAs relating to, Employment Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Claims Faegre Drinker
Jun
12
2018
#MeAgain: New York Appellate Court Applies State Law to Vacate Arbitration Award As a Violation of Public Policy (Prohibiting Workplace Harassment) Mintz
Jun
12
2018
NLRB Guides Employers on Handbook Rules Post-Boeing Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
11
2018
SEC Proposed Reg BI and Recommendations of Rollovers (Part 3) : Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #94 Faegre Drinker
Jun
11
2018
Employment Litigation Impacted By U.S. Supreme Court Decision Reining In Successive Attempts at Class Litigation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
11
2018
Details Matter: Medical Plan Anti-Assignment Clauses Protect Employers Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
11
2018
Ride-Sharing Services Lose Latest Trade Secret Battle Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
11
2018
SCOTUS Rules for Baker, Waiting-Time Penalties, the “Epic” Effect, New Salary History Bans: Employment Law This Week: June 11, 2018 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
11
2018
United States Expected to Limit Visas to Certain Chinese Citizens Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
11
2018
Unscrambling the Hy-Brand Egg – NLRB Tackles Ethics/Recusal Mess Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
11
2018
New Hampshire Expands Protections Against Discrimination to Include Gender Identity Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
11
2018
[Podcast]: Cybersecurity & Employee Benefit Plans Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
11
2018
Seattle Ordinance Giving Drivers Right to Collectively Bargain Not Preempted by NLRA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
11
2018
NLRB Chair Responds to Senators, Confirms NLRB Will Engage in Rulemaking for Joint Employer Standard Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
11
2018
NLRB General Counsel Issues Employer-Friendly Work Rule Guidance Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
10
2018
Best Buy and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
9
2018
Vermont Enacts Sweeping Sexual Harassment Prevention Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
8
2018
NLRB Confirms That It Intends To Proceed With Rulemaking On Joint Employer Standard Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
8
2018
Missouri’s 2018 Legislative Session Ends With Changes in Governance and Employment Law Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
8
2018
Recess Restricted, Ring's NLRB, and Ruth Bader Goldmine: Beltway Buzz, June 8, 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
8
2018
The Generally Prevailing Website Accessibility Guidelines Have Been Refreshed – It’s Time to Officially Welcome WCAG 2.1 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
8
2018
“Ban the Box” Updates in Massachusetts Mintz
Jun
8
2018
West Virginia Employees Can Keep Guns in their Cars – What Employers Need to Know Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
8
2018
National Labor Relations Board Issues More Useful Guidance on Handbooks and Other Policies (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
8
2018
Louisiana #MeToo Law Requires Sexual Harassment Policies, Training, and Reporting for State Agencies Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
8
2018
District Courts in the Seventh Circuit Begin to Clarify Landmark Severson Decision Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
7
2018
Proposed Mental Health Parity Guidance Focuses on Nonquantitative Treatment Limitations Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
7
2018
Where No Misrepresentation, Ninth Circuit Does Not Require Labels Disclosing Slave Labor Mintz
Jun
7
2018
Massachusetts Attorney General Enforces State Ban the Box Law for First Time, Fining Three Businesses and Issuing Warnings to 17 Others Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
7
2018
NLRB General Counsel Issues Handbook on Handbook Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
7
2018
#MeThree: Recommendations for Employers to Avoid Liability for Third Party Harassment Polsinelli PC
Jun
7
2018
H-1B Visa Rules Tightening for Outsourcing and Staffing Companies Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
7
2018
California’s New “ABC Test” For Independent Contractors Is Anything But Elementary Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
7
2018
Teamsters On The Hook For Full Back Pay, Says NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
6
2018
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Employment Class Action Waivers And Arbitration Agreements Are Enforceable Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
 

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