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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
27
2017
Reconsidering Limits on Confidentiality Provisions Where Sexual Misconduct is Involved Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
27
2017
EEOC Scores Victory in Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
27
2017
Mexico Increases Minimum Wage Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
27
2017
Refinery Workers’ Pre-Shift Wait Time Not Compensable, Fifth Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
27
2017
OSHA Announces Delay of Electronic Filing Deadline; Filing of OSHA 300A Now Required By December 15, 2017 Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
27
2017
IRS Gears Up to Enforce ACA Shared Responsibility Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
27
2017
Staffing Firms Benefit from Sixth Circuit Administrative Exemption Ruling Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
27
2017
Reimbursement of Employment Tribunal fees: the latest position Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
27
2017
SB 306 Expands Labor Commissioner’s Powers to Enforce Anti-Retaliation Laws Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
27
2017
The EEOC on Pregnancy, Reasonable Accommodation, and Religion Ward and Smith, P.A.
Nov
27
2017
SDNY Denies Approval in FLSA Settlement Based In Part on Overly Broad Non-Disparagement Clause Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
27
2017
Part 1: Sex, Power, and the Workplace – Why Is This So Complicated? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
26
2017
CFTC Whistleblower Program Off to a Slow Start Zuckerman Law
Nov
25
2017
Federal Court Rules in Favor of EEOC in Disability Discrimination Charge against Amsted Rail U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
24
2017
Recent Headlines Demonstrate Need for Effective Anti-Harassment Program Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
24
2017
When Mummy Doesn’t Necessarily Know Best – Mediation And Maternity Rights Claims Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
24
2017
FMLA - How To Do It Right [VIDEO] Murtha Cullina
Nov
24
2017
Antitrust Issues in Labor & Employment [VIDEO] Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
24
2017
Working From Home Not Enough To Support Independent Contractor Relationship Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
23
2017
Ninth Circuit Joins Others in Endorsing Hourly Pay Averaging Under FLSA Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
22
2017
Mexico’s Daily Minimum Wage to Increase effective December 2017 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
22
2017
Employers Take Note: Sexual Harassment is Not OK … Finally Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
22
2017
OSHA Delays Deadline to Electronically Submit 300A Data Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
22
2017
Philadelphia Adopts New Regulations Clarifying Salary History Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
22
2017
OSHA Delays Electronic Filing By Two Weeks Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
22
2017
When a little knowledge is a dangerous thing – reliance on immigration law to justify dismissal Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
22
2017
Department of Transportation Publishes Final Rule on Drug Testing Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
22
2017
Sixth Circuit Draws the Line: Draws on Future Commissions and Post-Termination Payback Policies Mintz
Nov
22
2017
The Use of Staffing Agencies Is About To Get More Expensive (and Risky) in Illinois Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
22
2017
New York State Department of Labor Issues Draft Regulations Restricting Call-In Pay Practices Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
22
2017
A “New Look” for Salon Employee Commission Arrangements in California Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
22
2017
Correctional Officers FEHA Claims are Barred by Res Judicata for Already Adjudicated Workers’ Compensation Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
21
2017
Judges and Legislators in Chicago and California Seek to Expand Protections for Hotel Workers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
21
2017
Jury Returns Verdict in Favor of Dollar Tree in Electronic Wage Statement Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
21
2017
Timing Is Everything: FMLA Claim Survives Summary Judgment Where Employer Began Auditing Employee’s Records The Day After FMLA Leave Request Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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