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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May
18
2017
“Real” Requirements of Fiduciary Rule: Interesting Angles on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #47 Faegre Drinker
Nov
4
2013
Mass Mailing to Plan Sponsors About Excess Fund Fees Faegre Drinker
May
31
2017
The Requirement to Disclose Fiduciary Status: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #49 Faegre Drinker
Jun
19
2018
U.S. Department of Education Further Postpones Certain Gainful Employment Disclosure Requirements Faegre Drinker
Jul
22
2020
Independent Study of EEOC 2017 and 2018 Pay Data Underway Faegre Drinker
May
3
2016
Hidden Preamble Observations: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #3 Faegre Drinker
Aug
12
2020
Modernized OFCCP Website Tools: The National Pre-Award Registry and VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Database Faegre Drinker
May
17
2016
Level Fee Fiduciary Exemption: Interesting Angles on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #5 Faegre Drinker
May
18
2016
Department Of Labor Exemption Rules to Take Effect December 1, 2016 Faegre Drinker
Apr
14
2015
Twenty-Seven Day Elections (Or Less) Likely Under NLRB’s New Quickie Election Rules Faegre Drinker
Sep
27
2018
Best Interest and Best Practices #3: Best Practices for Plan Sponsors: Projection of Retirement Income Faegre Drinker
Jun
14
2016
Best Interest Standard and the Prudent Man Rule: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #9 Faegre Drinker
Apr
21
2015
New Guidance Regarding Employee Handbooks Part Three: How Much Do Employers “Own” Their Logo, Copyright and Trademark? Faegre Drinker
Oct
9
2018
Part 18 of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: Court Reporters and Covenants Not to Compete Faegre Drinker
Jun
28
2016
Texas Federal Court Orders Stop to DOL’s Persuader Rule Faegre Drinker
Jul
14
2017
Department of Labor to Begin Issuing Opinion Letters, Again Faegre Drinker
Mar
26
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies That Severance Pay is Taxable—in Most Cases Faegre Drinker
Oct
2
2020
Philadelphia Expands Paid Sick Leave During COVID-19 Faegre Drinker
Jan
23
2020
SECURE Act and Guaranteed Income (Part 3) Faegre Drinker
Jul
31
2017
Recommendations of Contributions as Fiduciary Advice: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #56 Faegre Drinker
Apr
14
2014
Daughter’s Facebook Post Leads to Costly Breach by Father of a Confidentiality Clause in His Settlement Agreement With Former Employer Faegre Drinker
Aug
18
2016
Back to School Update on School-Related Parental Leave Faegre Drinker
Feb
22
2012
The Final 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on RIAs Faegre Drinker
Jan
3
2019
In Latest Example of New Jersey’s Hostility to Arbitration, Appellate Division Holds that Agreement Stating that Either Party “May” Compel Arbitration Is Too “Ambiguous” to Enforce Faegre Drinker
Nov
16
2020
Will Remote Work Outlast COVID-19? [PODCAST] Faegre Drinker
Sep
7
2016
Illinois Employers Must Provide Qualifying Employees Two Weeks of Unpaid Child Bereavement Leave Faegre Drinker
Sep
28
2016
Retirement Plan Documentation and Prudent Recommendation: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #21 Faegre Drinker
Oct
11
2017
Impact of the Fiduciary Rule on Plan Sponsors Faegre Drinker
Jun
28
2012
New Jersey’s Highest Court Rejects “Absolute Liability” Standard for Employee Assault of Patient Faegre Drinker
Jul
16
2012
Georgia’s Pro-Employee Restrictive Covenant Law Is Back (If Only Briefly) Faegre Drinker
Mar
14
2019
Arbitration Provisions: Applicable to Independent Contractors or Not? Faegre Drinker
Aug
22
2014
“BAN-THE-BOX” Signed Into Law in New Jersey Faegre Drinker
Sep
9
2012
Is Relief on the Horizon for California Employers Attempting to Enforce Arbitration Agreements as Class Waivers? Faegre Drinker
Nov
22
2016
DOL Issues Final Rule Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors Faegre Drinker
Apr
1
2020
No More “Quickie Elections”: NLRB’s New Election Procedures Delayed Until May 31 Faegre Drinker
 

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