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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Nov
7
2010
Blurring the Lines Between Workers' Compensation Retaliation and Disability Discrimination in Kentucky Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
6
2010
Seven Steps to Building a Workers Comp Program Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Nov
5
2010
California Court of Appeal Affirms Denial of Class Certification in Important Decision Holding that Employers Must Only Provide Rest and Meal Periods and Need Not Ensure that they are Taken Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
4
2010
The ABCs of Employment Practices Liability Insurance Coverage Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Nov
4
2010
Silicon Valley Firms Settle DOJ Hiring Practices Charges, but are No-Solicitation Agreements per se Illegal? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2010
Time to Add a Roth Feature to Your 401(k) Plan? Poyner Spruill LLP
Nov
3
2010
IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limits for 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
2
2010
Beneath the Bell Jar: Companies Confront a Rise in Workplace Suicides Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Nov
2
2010
Immigrant Visa Usage and Predictions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
31
2010
New York’s New Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Provides Broad Protection for Domestic Employees Vedder Price
Oct
28
2010
Time Running Out to Obtain Maximum Relief for Correcting 409A Document Failures under IRS Notice 2010-6 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
26
2010
Time to Get Ready for Say-On-Pay as SEC Releases Proposed Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
25
2010
Court Determines Multi-Employer Agreement to Share Profits During a Strike is Not Exempt from the Antitrust Laws Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
25
2010
Attention Health Care Providers: Are You in Violation of the Stark Act? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
23
2010
SEC Stays Proxy Access Rules Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
21
2010
Information Sharing On The Internet May Mean Fewer Confidential Trade Secrets Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
17
2010
Potential Pitfalls of Conducting Applicant Background Checks Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
16
2010
SEC's Interpretive MC&A Guidance on Liquidity and Capital Resources and Proposed New Rules on Short-Term Borrowing Disclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
15
2010
The Impact of The Dodd-Frank Act on Public Company Executive Compensation von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
14
2010
Top 10 Tactics to Avoid Litigation: An Employment Lawyer's Perspective (Part 1) Much Shelist, P.C.
Oct
14
2010
Law Firms' Diversity Progress Stalls in Recession Vault Inc.
Oct
13
2010
Pension Fraud Frenzy Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct
10
2010
Employee Monitoring and Pre-Employment Screening Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct
7
2010
Sexual Harassment Claims May Arise from the Conduct of Non-Employees Poyner Spruill LLP
Oct
6
2010
Ninth Circuit Adopts Moench Presumption in Favor of Fiduciaries Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2010
SEC Stays New Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2010
Unpaid Internships: Do They Violate the FLSA? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2010
Distracted Driving Policies: Improve Safety and Limit Exposure Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
4
2010
Workers Say Safety Is Paramount Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct
3
2010
H-1B Program Still Open But Availability is Declining Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
2
2010
Do You Know Who's Got Your Data? Poyner Spruill LLP
Oct
1
2010
Testing the Limits of Applicant Testing Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
1
2010
Congress Enacts 2010 Small Business Jobs Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
1
2010
New Enforcement Action, OIG Advisory Opinion Scrutinize Hospital/Physician Arrangements Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Sep
30
2010
USCIS Delays in Adjudicating Requests for EADs and Advance Parole Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Sep
30
2010
Your Website Privacy Notice: A Publicly Available, Legally Enforceable Promise - Understand the Risk of Overpromising and Underdelivering Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
30
2010
“Reasonable” Security: The FTC Requires It, But What Is "Reasonable" Security? Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
29
2010
When Employees Leave, Make Sure Your Information Security Doesn’t Walk Out the Door With Them Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
29
2010
The Ten Commandments of Drafting a Social Networking Policy Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
28
2010
New Employer Obligations to Nursing Mothers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
27
2010
Recent Decision Points Out that “Equal Opportunity Offender” Is Not Always a Defense to Harassment Claims Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
27
2010
Survivor for Employers: Plan, Prevent, Protect Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
23
2010
Company-Issued Smartphones and the FLSA: Keeping Employees Connected May Have Its Price Much Shelist, P.C.
Sep
19
2010
Newly Constituted Board Holds that Bannering is Speech - National Labor Relations Act Williams Kastner
Sep
18
2010
New Illinois Law Restricts Employer Inquiries into Credit History Much Shelist, P.C.
Sep
17
2010
Illinois Employers Get Ready: New "Wage Theft" Law Arms Employees with New Weapons in Wage Disputes Much Shelist, P.C.
Sep
16
2010
Proving Causation in a Retaliation Claim in the Second Circuit Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Sep
16
2010
Penny Wise and Dollar Foolish: The Danger of Cutting Corners in the Era of Electronic Discovery Much Shelist, P.C.
Sep
15
2010
Unpaid Internships: Understanding Employer Risks Much Shelist, P.C.
Sep
15
2010
CAFA Class Action Defense Cases–In re Burlington Northern: Seventh Circuit Reverses Remand Of Former Class Action Holding Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Determined At Time Of Removal Not After Amendment Of Complaint To Eliminate Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP
 

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