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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Mar
21
2019
New Handbook Guidance Shows How the NLRB Views Common Employment Policies for Union and Non-Union Employers (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
28
2019
New hardship distribution rules for 401(k) plans Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
25
2015
New Hawaii Medical Marijuana Law Bars Use in Workplace; Zero Tolerance Policies Still Enforceable Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
24
2016
New Hazard Alert on Tank Gauging and Sampling for Oil and Gas Industry Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
21
2015
New Hazard For Employers in Cook County: The Cook County Wage Theft Ordinance Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
7
2018
New Head of MSHA to Hold First Quarterly Stakeholder Conference Call Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
12
2013
New Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Regulations Affect Business Associates and Subcontractors McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
8
2013
New Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Regulations Require Action by Group Health Plans McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
16
2019
New Health Reimbursement Arrangements Will Be Key For Some Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
25
2014
New Health Savings Account Contribution and Distribution Forms Issued by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
30
2017
New Healthcare Workplace Safety Prevention Laws Take Effect April 1, 2017, in California Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
3
2021
New Heath Care Funding Opportunities and Policy Proposals Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
18
2015
New HHS Regulations “Clarify” that Health Plans Covering Families Must Have “Embedded” Individual Cost-Sharing Limits Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
6
2015
New High Reached in MSHA Discrimination Complaint Filings --Mine Safety and Health Administration Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
8
2021
New HIPAA Guidance from OCR on COVID-19 Vaccines and the Workplace Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Mar
18
2020
New House Bill Prompted by Coronavirus Bracewell LLP
Jun
5
2014
New Houston Ordinance Bans Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Familial Status, and Marital Status Discrimination in Employment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
29
2019
New HRA Regulations Part 5 – More on the Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
17
2019
New HRA Rules: What Employers Need to Know Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
2
2015
New Human Trafficking Rule Imposes Compliance Obligations on All Government Contractors and Subcontractors Starting March 2015 Covington & Burling LLP
May
9
2022
New Hurdle for Employers: Potential Revival of Joy Silk Card-Check Recognition Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
2
2017
New Hurricane Legislation Grants Additional Distribution, Withdrawal and Loan Relief for Certain Retirement Plan Participants McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
9
2013
New I-9 Employment Verification Form from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
2
2017
New I-9 Form Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
24
2017
New I-9 Form Effective September 2017 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
17
2016
New I-9 Form Released by USCIS – Time to Get “Smart” on I-9 Compliance Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
23
2013
New I-9 Form Required by May 8, 2013 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
14
2017
New I-9 Handbook for Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
20
2015
New I-9 Issues Facing Employers with Recently Legalized Employees Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
29
2023
New ICO Guidance for Employers Responding to Data Subject Access Requests K&L Gates
Jul
21
2014
New Illinois "Ban the Box" Law Covers Private Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
4
2019
New Illinois #MeToo Legislation Targets Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
12
2019
New Illinois Anti-Sexual Harassment Legislation Heavily Impacts Employer Procedures Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
4
2015
New Illinois Appellate Court Ruling on Entitlement to Permanency Where the Claimant Dies Before Arbitration Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
27
2018
New Illinois Employee Reimbursement Law Effective January 1, 2019 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
 

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