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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
15
2013
Massachusetts Employers Must Characterize Unused Vacation Pay Properly Raymond Law Group LLC
Apr
18
2019
Massachusetts Employers Must Distribute Paid Leave Notice By May 31, 2019 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
1
2021
Massachusetts Employers Must Provide Up to 40 Hours of COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
22
2019
Massachusetts Employers Need to Prepare as Paid Family and Medical Leave Effective Date Approaches Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
18
2014
Massachusetts Employers Prepare for Employment Law Changes Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
6
2020
Massachusetts Employers Receive New Guidance Regarding Reimbursement for Qualifying Paid Leave Plans Under the State’s PFML Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
9
2018
Massachusetts Employers Should Prepare for Penalties and Other Changes to Law Regarding Health Care Contributions Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
12
2022
Massachusetts Employers Strictly Liable for Late Payments Under Wage Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
5
2016
Massachusetts Employers to Be Prohibited From Obtaining Applicants’ Prior Pay History – Will Other States Follow? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Apr
23
2018
Massachusetts Employers’ Ability to Inquire into Job Applicants’ Criminal History Further Curbed Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
11
2016
Massachusetts Employment Law - Bill to Change Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements Passes House Raymond Law Group LLC
Sep
1
2016
Massachusetts Enacts Comprehensive Pay Equity Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
4
2021
Massachusetts Enacts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
4
2022
Massachusetts Enacts CROWN Act, Prohibiting Discrimination Against Protective Hairstyles Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
7
2014
Massachusetts Enacts Domestic Violence Leave Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
2
2022
Massachusetts Enacts Law Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
3
2014
Massachusetts Enacts Minimum Wage Increases Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
24
2018
Massachusetts Enacts New Minimum Wage and Paid Leave Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
14
2015
Massachusetts Enacts Parental Leave Law, Giving Leave Rights to Male Employees Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2018
Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Took Effect July 1, 2018 Faegre Drinker
Aug
14
2018
Massachusetts Establishes Garden-Leave-Type Non-Compete Requirements And Limits Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
8
2017
Massachusetts Establishes New Protections for Pregnant Workers K&L Gates
Feb
23
2015
Massachusetts Expanded Parental Leave Law Goes Into Effect April 2015 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
23
2015
Massachusetts Expands Employee Parental Leave Rights Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
29
2015
Massachusetts Expands Its Leave Law to Cover Fathers Mintz
Sep
12
2017
Massachusetts Expands Protections for Pregnant Workers Sherin and Lodgen LLP
May
3
2019
Massachusetts Extends Compliance Deadlines for Two Key Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Obligations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
30
2021
Massachusetts Extends COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave to April 2022 Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2019
Massachusetts Extends Deadlines for PFMLA Notice to Employees and Private Plan Exemptions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
19
2013
Massachusetts Fair Share Law and Health Insurance Responsibility (HIRD) Form Requirements Repealed Mintz
Oct
13
2017
Massachusetts Federal Court Decision Highlights the Importance of FMLA Training and Compliance Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
28
2020
Massachusetts Federal Court Preliminarily Requires Employer to Allow Employee’s Teleworking Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
30
2014
Massachusetts Federal Court Refuses to Transform Non-Disclosure Agreement into a Non-Competition Agreement Mintz
Apr
14
2016
Massachusetts Federal Court: Current Structuring May Not Shield Private Equity Firms from ERISA Liabilities Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jun
26
2015
Massachusetts Federal Court: Discretionary Bonus Not “Earned” Commission Protected by Massachusetts Minimum Wage Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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