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
2021
Labor Unions Seek Appellate Review of OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
25
2016
Labor Unions Use Technology to Grow and Maintain Membership Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
7
2012
Labor: Cat’s paw theory can make individual employees liable Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Oct
4
2012
Labor: No liability for pre-EEOC investigations Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Oct
4
2012
Labor: Ohio Supreme Court rules on the effect of mergers on noncompetes Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Apr
7
2016
Labour and Employment Criminal Background Checks in Canada Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
11
2018
Labour's First 100 Days for Workplace Law K&L Gates
Jun
28
2019
Lack of Alignment Between Employer’s Payroll Workweek and FLSA “Workweek” Results in Overtime Liability, First Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
28
2016
Lack of Clarity in Employer’s Drug Testing Policy Results in Remand to Trial Court in Unemployment Compensation Case Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
1
2019
Lactation Law Update: New York and Illinois Vedder Price
Feb
25
2016
Lady Murderface and Protected Activity Under NLRA Sherin and Lodgen LLP
May
26
2019
Lakeshore Sport and Fitness to Pay $45,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr
8
2013
Landau Uniforms Settles U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $80,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
15
2023
Landmark $25 Million Agreement: Apple Settles Discrimination Allegations with the Justice Department Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Sep
16
2019
Landmark Bill Passes: California Codifies “ABC” Test for Worker Classification Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
28
2023
Landmark California Ruling Empowers Nonprofits, Unions and Advocacy Groups to Combat Unfair Business Practices Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
26
2019
Landmark Chicago “Fair Workweek” Ordinance Entitles Employees to Pay for Schedule Changes and Lost Work Hours Faegre Drinker
Jun
20
2014
Landmark Decision Affects Non-Compete Agreements in Kentucky McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jul
19
2021
Landmark Massachusetts Campus Sexual Violence Act Effective August 1, 2021 Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
4
2022
Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: The Duty to Defend Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
17
2023
Landmark NLRB Decision Expands Labor Violations Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
28
2021
Landmark Pinterest Settlement Reflects Continued Gender Gap in the Workplace Stark & Stark
Jun
15
2020
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Prohibits Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity-Based Discrimination In Employment (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
11
2014
Landry's Inc. v. Flores: NLRB Ruling Bucks Trend, Hints that Non-Infringement Provisions in Employee Handbooks may be Lawful Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Sep
9
2014
LAPD Officer Properly Prevailed In FLSA Anti-Retaliation Claim Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
27
2015
Laramie Becomes the First Wyoming City to Ban Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Holland & Hart LLP
Sep
25
2020
Large Employers Must Provide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave To California Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
5
2019
Large Health Systems’ CEOs Predict Less Mergers, Continued High Demand for Employees in 2019 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
30
2013
Large Off-Shore Staffing Company Faces Record Immigration Fine For Illegal Use of U.S. Visas Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
29
2024
Last Call for Employers to Submit OSHA Form 300A Data Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
30
2020
Last Call: Illinois Employers Must Provide Sexual Harassment Training by Year End ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
6
2017
Last Day of Remedial Amendment Period for 403(b) Plans is March 31, 2020 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
28
2023
Last Minute Guidance Can Cause Holiday Stress Nelson Mullins
Jul
14
2015
Last-Minute Amendments to California’s Sick Leave Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
20
2023
Last-Minute Guidance Leaves Little Time for Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Changes McDermott Will & Emery
 

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