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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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Mar
8
2024
11th Circuit Puts to Sleep Florida Anti-Woke Law Prohibiting Certain Workplace Training Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jul
26
2018
11th Circuit Revives Lawsuit Challenging Legality of Alabama’s Ban on Local Minimum Wage Ordinances Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
30
2020
11th Circuit Tells Guitar Maker to Take a [Pantera] Walk on Delayed Copyright Claims McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
30
2012
11th Circuit Upholds $1.7 Million Verdict Against Carpenters Union Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
16
2016
11th Circuit Upholds Mining Agency’s Coal Dust Rule, Phase-In Continues Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
20
2017
11th Circuit: Rights of Breastfeeding Employees Protected by Federal Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
30
2017
11th Circuit: Sexual Orientation Discrimination is Not Actionable Under Title VII Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
19
2016
11th Hour Questions About DOL's Overtime Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
16
2023
12 California Counties and Municipalities Increasing Minimum Wage Rates on July 1 Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
14
2023
12 Days of Handbook Updates: A Chilling Effect Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: AI Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
28
2023
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Form I-9 Changes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
28
2023
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Harassment Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
14
2023
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Leave Laws Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Non-Competes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Overtime and FLSA Exemptions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Pregnancy Accommodations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Remote Workers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Salary Transparency Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
14
2023
12 Days of Handbook Updates: The CROWN Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
14
2023
12 Days of Handbook Updates: The PUMP Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Handbook Updates for 2024 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
26
2012
13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China – Day 5 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
20
2017
15,000 Increase in H-2B Visas Comes with Strings Attached Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
9
2021
16 Key Provisions Of The $900 Billion Stimulus Package Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
4
2014
17 States Pull the Trigger and File an Action in Federal Court to Enjoin the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
6
2023
180-Day Extensions for EAD Renewals Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
30
2015
19 Democratic Senators Urge DOL To Implement Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Executive Order Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
24
2018
194 Absences Are Enough – Any More and You Can Be Fired. Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
28
2020
1st Circ. Holds Non-Compete Agreement Unenforceable Against Fired and Rehired Employee Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
13
2019
2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back: California Supreme Court Nixes Plaintiffs’ Ability to Recover Unpaid Wages Under PAGA, but Forecloses Defendants’ Path to Arbitration Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
10
2021
2 US Circuit Courts Side with Employers, Limit Scope of FLSA Collective Actions Based on Failure to Establish Specific Personal Jurisdiction Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
21
2014
2, 4, 6, 8…NFL Cheerleaders Not “Rah Rah-ing” About Pay Rate Mintz
Jan
3
2022
20 Effective Social Media Best Practices for Any Size Law Firm Stefanie Marrone Consulting
Jul
31
2020
20 Tips for U.S. Virgin Islands Employers in 2020: Accommodating Disabled or High-Risk Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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