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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Jul
21
2016
SEC Affirms Denial of Bounties to Three Purported Whistleblowers Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
23
2022
ERISA Fee Complaint Dismissed in Pennsylvania District Court, Extending Favorable Trend Proskauer Rose LLP
May
1
2014
Indiana District Court Finds Fiduciaries Have No Duty to Investigate False Sale Allegations for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Investment Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
3
2016
Connecticut and Vermont to Ban the Box in 2017 Proskauer Rose LLP
May
10
2014
Reminder: Affordable Care Act's (ACA’s) Out-of-Pocket Limits Differ from HSA-Qualified High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) Starting in 2015 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
2
2015
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Failure to Accommodate Religion May Be Evidence of Intentional Discrimination Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
6
2018
New OFCCP Directive Introduces Early Resolution Procedures For Compliance Evaluations Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
9
2015
6th Circuit Reverses Itself, Abandons “Definitively and Specifically” Standard For SOX Whistleblower Protected Activity Proskauer Rose LLP
May
21
2014
Despite Windsor, Federal Court Rejects Challenge to a Self-Insured ERISA Health Plan’s Denial of Coverage for Same-Sex Spouses Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
19
2018
Inclusion of Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits in UBTI: Guidance, Relief, and Rumors of Possible Repeal Proskauer Rose LLP
May
28
2014
New "Ban the Box" Developments in Baltimore, Rochester, and Minnesota Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
23
2024
It’s Protected: NLRB Finds “Black Lives Matter” Insignia on Employee Uniform Constitutes Protected Activity Under Circumstances Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
29
2021
BREAKING: General Counsel Abruzzo Announces that College Athletes Are Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
27
2018
Second Circuit Revives Dismissed ERISA Stock-Drop Suit Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
24
2016
NLRB Rules That Graduate Students Are Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
1
2017
NLRB’s Enforcement of Secondary Boycott Restrictions Does Not Place Union Agent in Involuntary Servitude Nor Does It Encroach on Union’s Religious Freedom Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
25
2020
OFCCP Launches Online Contractor Compliance Institute Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
5
2021
D.C. Paid Leave Program Amended to Expand Benefits Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
27
2020
California’s Latest Gift to the Public Employee Unions is Challenged in Federal Court Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
18
2014
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Orders Company to Pay Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Whistleblower Back Wages Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
19
2023
Federal Appeals Court Partially Affirms Elimination of NLRB Rule, Hitting Fast-Forward Button on Representation Elections Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
25
2019
Looking Back: Highlights in Labor and Employment Law from 2018: [Podcast] Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
7
2015
Can I Pay with a Card? – Proposed Restrictions on NY Employers’ Use of Payroll Cards Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
21
2024
Dismissal of Representative PAGA Claim Vacated Following Adolph v. Uber Techs. Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
8
2015
Second Circuit Adopts The “Highly Individualized” Primary Beneficiary Test In Unpaid Intern Lawsuits Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
4
2020
District Court Dismisses ERISA Fee Litigation against 401(k) Plan for Failure to Exhaust Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
22
2016
SEC Issues Another Multi-Million Dollar Whistleblower Award Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
13
2020
UK Budget 2020 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
13
2015
Reminder: Non-Grandfathered Plans Must Implement Embedded Out-of-Pocket Maximums Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
23
2016
Rule Governing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors Completes OMB Review Process Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
3
2023
NYC Council to Consider Expanding the City’s Pay Transparency Law to Mandate Disclosures Regarding Bonuses, Equity and Other “Non-Wage” Compensation Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
14
2014
California Employment Law Notes July 2014 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
21
2015
Third Circuit Rules That Actual Harm Needed for Monetary Equitable Remedy Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
15
2019
OFCCP Reveals Development of Voluntary Enterprise-Wide Review Program Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
15
2021
California PAGA Labor Cases Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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