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
28
2011
Post-Termination Comments May Create Liability (WI) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
27
2011
Courts Provide Little Guidance on Technology in the Workplace - What’s an Employer To Do? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
27
2011
Fifth Circuit Rejects USERRA Hostile Work Environment Claims by Group of Continental Airlines Pilots Bracewell LLP
Mar
27
2011
He's an Independent Contractor...Or Is He? Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
26
2011
EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mar
25
2011
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: 100 Years Later Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Mar
25
2011
Court of Appeals Revives Milwaukee Sick Pay Ordinance Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
24
2011
Racial Discrimination and the Hostile Work Environment: Employers May Be Responsible for the Actions of Their Customers and Vendors Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
23
2011
The Latest Results and Trends after Second Month of Say-on-Pay Voting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
23
2011
Three Key Things Employers and Employees Should Know about Social Media Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
22
2011
Employment Practices Liability Insurance: The Benefits and Pitfalls Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
22
2011
Quicken Loans Wins Unexpected Overtime Victory Bracewell LLP
Mar
22
2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Contractor Licensing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
21
2011
Jury: Quicken Loans Doesn’t Owe Overtime Pay to Former Employees Center for Public Integrity
Mar
21
2011
Missouri Supreme Court Decision Provides Reminder Of Breadth Of Prevailing Wage Requirements On Construction Contracts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
17
2011
SEC Adopts Say-on-Pay Rules von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
16
2011
Unemployed Need Not Apply: EEOC Considers Discrimination Against Jobless Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
16
2011
The "Starving" Intern: Legal Ins & Outs of Unpaid Internships Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
15
2011
“One-Strike-And-You’re-Out” Drug Testing Rule Deemed Lawful by U.S. Court of Appeals Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
15
2011
Staub v. Proctor Hospital—Supreme Court Creates Uncertainty for Employers When Taking Adverse Actions Against Members of a Protected Class Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
15
2011
USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System to Reduce Costs for U.S. Businesses Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Mar
14
2011
Big Trouble for Outside Salespeople: The Ninth Circuit Widens a Split on When Outside Salespeople are Exempt from Wage & Hour Laws Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
13
2011
Supreme Court Rules On “Cat’s Paw” Liability: Bad News for Business Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
12
2011
Managing Unanticipated FMLA Leave: Precautions Can Minimize Employer Liability Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
12
2011
Ratification of three-year contract ends labor dispute at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts National Labor Relations Board
Mar
11
2011
New Jersey’s Appellate Division: Failure to Prove Emotional Distress Damages and Failure to Prove Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Does Not Necessarily Foreclose Punitive Damages under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Mar
10
2011
New Guidance on 403(b) Plan Terminations Poyner Spruill LLP
Mar
10
2011
The Benefits of Properly Drafted and Administered Document Retention Policies: HR Tip of the Month Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Mar
9
2011
Immigration and Customs Enforcement "ICE" Targets Large Employers: How to Be Prepared Poyner Spruill LLP
Mar
8
2011
Supreme Court Rules That Employer Could Be Liable For Adverse Employment Actions Even If The Decisionmaker Has No Unlawful Motive - Staub v. Proctor Hospital Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
8
2011
Appearance-Based Discrimination Not Actionable in Wisconsin Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
8
2011
EEOC Sues Convergys Corporation For Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mar
7
2011
California Court of Appeal Extends Armendariz to Cover Independent Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
7
2011
Missouri Company Agrees to Significant Backpay and Access Remedies to Settle Charges of Unlawful Behavior During Union Organizing Campaigns National Labor Relations Board
Mar
7
2011
Jury Awards over $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case Against Mid-American Specialties U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mar
4
2011
NLRB: A & C Healthcare Services, Inc.(20-CA-33588, et al.; 356 NLRB No. 100) Millbrae, CA, February 25, 2011. National Labor Relations Board
Mar
3
2011
IRS to Conduct Full Scale Examinations of 401(k) Plans Which Did Not Return Questionnaire Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
3
2011
Scores of Union Leaders Earn Six-Figure Salaries Center for Public Integrity
Mar
3
2011
Recent Supreme Court Case Allows Third Party Retaliation Claims Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
2
2011
U.S. Supreme Court Adopts "Cat's Paw" Doctrine in Discrimination Cases Bracewell LLP
Mar
1
2011
NLRB Findings: Stephens Media, LLC, d/b/a Hawaii Tribune-Herald (37–CA–7043, 356 NLRB No. 63) Hilo, HI, February 14, 2011. National Labor Relations Board
Feb
27
2011
Trends Developing after First Month of Say-on-Pay Votes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
27
2011
Developments in Securities Law - February 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
26
2011
Revised Form I-9 Handbook For Employers von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb
25
2011
Federal Court Refuses To Toss Out EEOC Claim That Chrysler Retaliated Against Employees U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
23
2011
Employers Beware of Conducting Self-Evaluative Assessments of Compliance with Employment Laws: HR Tip of the Month Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Feb
22
2011
Export Compliance - Is YOUR Company Ready? Bracewell LLP
Feb
21
2011
Third Party Retaliation Claims under Title VII, the Discovery Rule under the NJLAD, and the Self-Critical Analysis Privilege under the FLSA Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Feb
21
2011
O.G.S. Technologies, Inc. (34-CA-9336; 356 NLRB No. 92) Hartford, CT, February 11, 2011. National Labor Relations Board
Feb
20
2011
High Court Extends Retaliation Protection to Employee’s Family Members Williams Kastner
 

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