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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
1
2019
Minneapolis Employers — Heads Up! City Gives Two Days’ Notice to Comply With New Sick Leave Rules (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
16
2021
Minneapolis Enacts ‘Hospitality Worker Right to Recall’ Ordinance, Effective May 1, 2021 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
3
2019
Minneapolis Enacts ‘Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance’ on Heels of Minnesota’s Wage Theft Legislation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
26
2023
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Study Undermines Assumptions About Noncompetes Harming Employees on the Eve of Minnesota’s Noncompete Ban Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
25
2017
Minneapolis Safe and Sick Leave Ordinance Survives Broad Injunction Threat but Is Restricted to Employers Within City Limits Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
14
2019
Minneapolis Wage Theft Ordinance to Go Into Effect on January 1, 2020 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
10
2020
Minneapolis’s Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Applies to All Employees Who Work in City, State Supreme Court Rules Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
20
2019
Minnesota Adds New Wage Payment and Recordkeeping Requirements; Criminalizes ‘Wage Theft’ Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
6
2023
Minnesota Adds Statewide Paid Sick and Safe Leave Starting on January 1, 2024 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
11
2022
Minnesota Amends Lactation Breaks, Pregnancy Accommodations Provisions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
21
2017
Minnesota and Minneapolis Minimum Wage Rates to Increase on January 1, 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
8
2019
Minnesota Appeals Court Upholds Minneapolis Minimum Wage Ordinance Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
22
2023
Minnesota Bans Noncompete Agreements with Limited Exceptions McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
13
2017
Minnesota Bill to Preempt Local Sick and Safe Leave Ordinances Advances in Legislature Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
24
2014
Minnesota Congressman Drives Attachment of Debarment Provision to Appropriations Bills Re: Federal Contractors Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
18
2012
Minnesota Court Applies 2-Year Limit to Drug/Alcohol Testing Law, Increases Likelihood of Punitive Damages in Employment Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
23
2016
Minnesota Court Denies Injunction to Keep Amended Persuader Rule from Taking Effect – Finds DOL Exceeded Authority Under Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
3
2019
Minnesota Court of Appeals Lifts Injunction That Limited Minneapolis Safe and Sick Time Ordinance to Employers Within City Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
11
2015
Minnesota Court of Appeals Provides Helpful Roadmap For Employers Who Conduct Drug Testing Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
28
2017
Minnesota Court Of Appeals Reaffirms That A Non-Compete Must Be Part Of A Job Offer To A Prospective Employee Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
22
2016
Minnesota Court Rules in Persuader Lawsuit, Finds “Strong Likelihood” of Success on the Merits, But Rule Remains Effective July 1 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
2
2014
Minnesota Court Rules Indignation Over Employer’s Handling of Substance Abuse No Reason To Quit, Get Unemployment Benefits Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
13
2011
Minnesota Department of Human Services Must Pay More Than $467,000 For Age Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
25
2023
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Issues Inflation-Adjusted Wage Rates for 2024 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
9
2022
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Posts Approved Employer Notice for Frontline Worker Pay Law Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
4
2014
Minnesota District Court Denies EEOC Request for TRO in Wellness Lawsuit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2014
Minnesota District Court Opens Door to Suits by Defined Benefit Plan Participants Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
4
2019
Minnesota DLI Issues Updated FAQ on Wage Theft, Other Employer Expectations Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
3
2016
Minnesota Drug Testing Law Applies Where Minnesota Resident Was Hired to Work in Another State Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
21
2014
Minnesota Drug Testing Law Does Not Apply to Employees Working Outside Minnesota Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
7
2021
Minnesota Eases COVID-19 Restrictions on Businesses Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
12
2021
Minnesota Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Recommends Continued Work-From-Home Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
10
2012
Minnesota Employers Prohibited From Agreeing to Not Contest Unemployment Benefits Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
24
2013
Minnesota Employers Required To Provide Expanded Sick Leave Benefits Effective August 1, 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
1
2019
Minnesota Employers Take Heed – New Wage Statute Takes Effect Today Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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