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
8
2010
The Pool is Still Open - Employers May Continue to file H-1B Work Visa Petitions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
8
2010
Arizona Federal District Court Holds That Securities & Exchange Commission Need Not Allege Wrongdoing On The Part Of CEO When Pursuing Reimbursement Under Section 304 Of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
6
2010
HIPAA and HITECH Act: The Stakes Have Gotten Higher for Group Health Plans Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
6
2010
FMLA Regulations Are “Clarified” by the Department of Labor Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
6
2010
Bad Behavior = Bad Press: Employee Behaviors That Spell Trouble for Your Information Security Compliance Program Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
4
2010
Consider More Than An Employee’s Underlying Condition Under the Americans With Disabilities Act Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
4
2010
The Green Card is Finally Green Again! Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
3
2010
Health Care Reform: Dependent Coverage for Children under age 27 Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
3
2010
Tips for Successful Medical Staff Hearings Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
2
2010
Using Cleaning/Maintenance Services or Consultants - Are These Relationships Putting Your Company at Unnecessary Risk? Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
2
2010
Court Decision Illustrates Importance of Having a Clear Written Agreement or Policy on Bonuses and Commissions Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
2
2010
Update on Initiative to Suspend California's Global Warming Bill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
2
2010
Federal Courts Adopt a Liberal Pleading Standard for Erisa Plaintiffs Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 Cosgrove Law, L.L.C.
Jul
1
2010
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Rule 23 Class Certification Standard Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
29
2010
Supreme Court Rules that a Government Employer's Search of an Employee's Text Messages did not Violate his Fourth Amendment Privacy Rights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
29
2010
In the Wake of The Great Recession, Federal Courts Provide Broad Statutory Interpretations in an Effort to Protect Erisa Plan Participants Cosgrove Law, L.L.C.
Jun
27
2010
Thinking Small - Risk Management Considerations for Nanotechnology Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
27
2010
Immigration Issues that Educational Institutions Must Address Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
26
2010
Finding and Fixing Corporate Misconduct - How Layoffs Have Impacted Compliance Issues and Corporate Culture Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
26
2010
Summer Jobs and Restrictions on Nepotism - Ohio Ethics Commission Recent Reminder Bulletin on Nepotism and the Employment of Family Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
24
2010
Employers May Be Liable For Violating ADA Based On Vague And Overbroad Medical Questionnaires Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2010
New NLRA Posting Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2010
Final Regulations Issued on ESOP Diversification Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
21
2010
The IRS Wants to Review Your ESOP Distribution Policy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
21
2010
Extension of Non-Taxable Health Care Coverage for Children Up to Age 26 Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Jun
21
2010
Employer Reimbursements for Early Retiree Medical Claims Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Jun
16
2010
Aged Like a Fine Wisconsin Parmesan - From the Ford & Harrison Blog About the Popular Television Series “The Office” Ford & Harrison LLP
Jun
15
2010
SEIU Turning Its Organizing Efforts to Interns, Residents & House Staff - Is Your Hospital Ready? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
15
2010
West Virgina 2010 Labor Law Update Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
14
2010
Hope for a Silver Lining in the Legal Employment World Neville Career Consulting, LLC
Jun
12
2010
How Law Firms Can Leverage Their Relationships With Alumni (Including Those Not Leaving of Their Own Accord) and Why It Matters Neville Career Consulting, LLC
Jun
10
2010
New Penalties for Misclassifying Workers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
10
2010
Federal Contractors Face June 21 Deadline to Notify Employees of Their Rights to Join a Union Bracewell LLP
Jun
9
2010
Political Enforcement v. Due Process: Does the Victor Create Safety for Our Nation's Miners? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
7
2010
The Problem of Duplicative Punitive Damages in West Virginia Wrongful Discharge Cases Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
7
2010
Physician Staffing Issues and Employment-Related Lawsuits: A Litigation Epidemic in the Making? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
6
2010
USCIS Presents Validation Instrument for Business Enterprise (VIBE) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
5
2010
Failure to Complete I-9 within 3 Days is "Substantive" Violation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
5
2010
Practical Effects of the Proposed Employee Free Choice Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
4
2010
Carried Interest Tax Provisions of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
2
2010
New IRS Rule Governing Severance Payments Goes Into Effect Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Jun
2
2010
Use of Credit Checks as a Hiring Screen Draws Questions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
2
2010
Leave of Absence Notation on Performance Review Enough to Revive FMLA Retaliation Claim Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC
Jun
2
2010
Stale Promotion Claims Under the ADEA Not Aided by Ledbetter Act According to Plaintiff Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC
Jun
1
2010
Use of Nonconformity with Sexual Stereotypes as Basis for Employment Decision can Land Employers in Court Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC
May
27
2010
Developing Effective Workplace Safety Programs - Part 2 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
May
27
2010
Developing Effective Workplace Safety Programs - Part 1 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
May
27
2010
Health Care Dependent Coverage Regulations Issued Vedder Price
May
24
2010
Texas Values Clash in Noncompete Case High Court Agrees to Hear Ford & Harrison LLP
May
24
2010
Federal Contractors to Post New Union Notice June 21, 2010 Ford & Harrison LLP
 

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