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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Apr
11
2018
ESOP Litigation Trends: Department of Labor Voids Fiduciary Indemnification Agreements to Reach Settlements McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
11
2018
Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Guidance on Pay Equity Law Mintz
Apr
11
2018
California Legislature Pounces on Employers With 12 New Bills Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
11
2018
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Invalidates the 2016 Final Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule and Related Prohibited Transaction Exemptions Mintz
Apr
11
2018
The Fiduciary Rule: What’s Next (Part 2)?: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #86 Faegre Drinker
Apr
11
2018
Another Court Grants Summary Judgment to FCA Defendant Based on Escobar’s Materiality Standard McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
11
2018
Senate Confirms Ring to NLRB, Restoring 3-2 Republican Majority Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
11
2018
Legitimate Business Interests: The Touchstone of Non-Competes Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
11
2018
Gridlock Broken: Senate Confirms John Ring as Newest Member of NLRB Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
11
2018
Labour's First 100 Days for Workplace Law K&L Gates
Apr
11
2018
‘Show Me the Money’: Unions Demanding To Share In The Benefit Of Corporate Tax Cuts Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
11
2018
Terminating Employees in Taiwan K&L Gates
Apr
11
2018
Federal Court Concludes That 7-Eleven Franchisees Are Not Employees of 7-Eleven Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
11
2018
What Constitutes “Due Inquiry” in a Dismissal for Misconduct Scenario? K&L Gates
Apr
11
2018
Are Employers Willing to Risk Getting PAID? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
11
2018
Average Wages as a Basis for Calculating Severance Pay: Definitions and Interpretation K&L Gates
Apr
11
2018
Consideration of Pay History to Justify Gender Wage Gaps Held Unlawful by Ninth Circuit on Eve of National Equal Pay Day ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
11
2018
Department of Labor Issues Initial Guidance on Tip Pooling Amendment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
11
2018
A Win For Employment Arbitration Agreements From The West Virginia Supreme Court Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
11
2018
Reliance on Salary History No Defense to Pay Disparity Under Equal Pay Act Faegre Drinker
Apr
11
2018
Ninth Circuit Deepens Circuit Split Over Whether Delinquent Contributions Are Plan Assets Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
11
2018
Overtime Work Salary for Annual Salary Scheme Employees K&L Gates
Apr
11
2018
Back to Back Victories for the LGBT+ Community K&L Gates
Apr
11
2018
New Record for Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers – Employment Law This Week [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
11
2018
Compensation Paid to the Employee to Enforce Non-Competition Obligations in China K&L Gates
Apr
11
2018
FY 2019 H-1B Visa Cap: USCIS Reaches Annual Cap in 5 Days Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
10
2018
Charter Schools Covered by NLRA? Not in Texas Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
10
2018
John Ring Expected to be Confirmed to NLRB This Week Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
10
2018
Employers Left in the Dark After U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Issue Ruling on Long Term Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA Mintz
Apr
10
2018
Ninth Circuit Holds Prior Salary Cannot Justify Wage Differences Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
10
2018
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Use of Salary History To “Justify” Unequal Pay Rates Violates Federal Pay Discrimination Law (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
10
2018
Nat. Work Zone Awareness Week Targets Construction Zone Safety Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Apr
10
2018
Salary History is Not a Permitted ‘Factor Other Than Sex’ under Equal Pay Act, Ninth Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
10
2018
New Tip Pooling Guidelines For Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
10
2018
Review of the Singapore Employment Act: What to Expect K&L Gates
 

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