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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Dec
16
2017
On A Roll: Board Finds No Bargaining Obligation Attaches to Unilateral Actions Consistent with Past Practice Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
29
2014
New VETS-4212 Rule Finalized – Contractors Must Report Aggregate Statistics Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
4
2017
Honeywell Defeats Sixth Circuit Retirees’ Class Action Suit for Lifetime Health Benefits Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
6
2017
California Employment Law Notes: January 2017 Proskauer Rose LLP
May
15
2023
Employers Face New Reporting Obligations and Other Changes Under New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law Proskauer Rose LLP
May
16
2023
Illinois Legislature Advances Proposed Amendment to Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
20
2014
Eighth Circuit Says That Considerations Of Health Care Cost Savings Could Be Proxy For Age In ADEA Suits Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
22
2014
New CDC Ebola Monitoring Protocol is Good News for Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
20
2015
DOL Settles Systemic Hiring and Pay Discrimination Claim With Government Contractor For Close to $2 Million Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
7
2022
There’s More! Tri-Agencies Provide Clarifying Guidance on Group Health Plan Coverage of Over-the-Counter At-Home COVID-19 Tests Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
5
2014
Amendments To DC Accrued Sick And Safe Leave Act Now Fully Apply To Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
11
2014
National Nurses United (NNU) Ebola “Day of Action” Slated for November 12, 2014 Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
13
2014
New Hampshire Department of Labor and U.S. DOL Agree to Work Together Against Misclassification Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
16
2017
United Kingdom Gender Pay Gap Reporting Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
20
2014
The District Of Columbia Enacts New Employee Protections, Requires Reasonable Accommodation for Pregnant Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
17
2017
UK Employment Tribunal Rules that Individuals Working in the “Gig Economy” are Entitled to Paid Leave Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
17
2017
Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: Raids and Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
24
2017
Health Savings Accounts Considerations for Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
29
2021
Diversity Derivative Suit Dismissed Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
24
2015
Ban the Box Update Round Up: Portland, Philadelphia and New Jersey Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
30
2021
What Happens Abroad, Apparently Does Not Stay Abroad – DOL Revokes Trump Administration Guidance That Provided Relief to QPAMs for Convictions Under Foreign Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
12
2014
NLRB Reverses Course, Gives Employees Certain Rights to Use Employer’s Email Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
9
2019
UK Supreme Court Examines Restrictive Covenants First Time in 100 Years: A New Test for Severance Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
16
2014
Multiple Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Representative Claims Crumble As Federal Courts Continue To Reject Iskanian and Enforce Arbitration Agreements Containing PAGA Waivers Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
9
2017
American Health Care Act – Key Takeaways for Employers and Plan Sponsors Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
15
2016
Is a Qualified Retirement Plan Required to Apply Windsor Retroactively? Proskauer Rose LLP
May
12
2020
New York City Department of Health Issues Standing Isolation Order for Purposes of New York State Emergency Sick Leave Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
29
2014
Syracuse “Bans the Box” for City Contractors Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
28
2023
Proposed Mental Health Parity Regulations Arrive: Key Changes for Plan Sponsors Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
26
2019
New Jersey Expands Medical Marijuana Protections Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
21
2017
Brooklyn Supreme Court Recognizes Private Right of Action for Not-for-Profit Employees under New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act Whistleblower Policy Requirement Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
22
2021
Pinterest Diversity Suits Multiply Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
4
2023
Ninth Circuit Holds Clause Delegating Authority to Decide Arbitrability Is Valid Even If Broader Arbitration Agreement Is Not Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
1
2022
New York District Court Permanently Enjoins Reproductive Health Notice of Rights Requirement for Employee Handbooks Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
5
2019
OFCCP Publishes New Compliance Assistance Guides Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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