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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Feb
7
2018
New Head of MSHA to Hold First Quarterly Stakeholder Conference Call Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
21
2015
New Hazard For Employers in Cook County: The Cook County Wage Theft Ordinance Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
24
2016
New Hazard Alert on Tank Gauging and Sampling for Oil and Gas Industry Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
25
2015
New Hawaii Medical Marijuana Law Bars Use in Workplace; Zero Tolerance Policies Still Enforceable Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
28
2019
New hardship distribution rules for 401(k) plans Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
21
2019
New Handbook Guidance Shows How the NLRB Views Common Employment Policies for Union and Non-Union Employers (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
14
2022
New Hampshire’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan: Breaking Ground in the Granite State Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
5
2020
New Hampshire’s COVID-19 ‘Stay at Home Plan 2.0’ on Reopening Businesses Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2018
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont May Restrict Use of Non-Compete Agreements in Employment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
9
2021
New Hampshire v. Massachusetts: Potential for Remote Working Tax Uniformity K&L Gates
Apr
3
2017
New Hampshire Supreme Court Quickly Disposes of Whistleblower Claims Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
19
2013
New Hampshire Right to Work? Not So Fast Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
13
2014
New Hampshire Limits Employer Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees and Applicants Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
14
2014
New Hampshire Joins the Growing Number of States Limiting Employer Access to Employee Online Accounts Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
14
2019
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes $12 Minimum Wage Bill Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
11
2018
New Hampshire Expands Protections Against Discrimination to Include Gender Identity Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
13
2014
New Hampshire Department of Labor and U.S. DOL Agree to Work Together Against Misclassification Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
31
2019
New Hampshire Bans Noncompetes for Low-Wage Workers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
12
2023
New Hampshire Adopts Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
16
2021
New Hampshire Adopts Paid Leave Program Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
8
2020
New H-1B Rule Will Increase Denial of Petitions, DHS Says Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
2
2011
New Guidelines on Preventive Services for Women, Including Religious Employer Exception McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
19
2017
New Guidance Restores 1994 ERISA Proxy Voting Interpretation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
27
2021
New Guidance Requires Federal Contractors to Have Employees Vaccinated by December 8th Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
28
2021
New Guidance Requires Employers to Notify Individuals About COBRA Subsidy Much Shelist, P.C.
Jul
8
2011
New Guidance Related to Form W-2 Reporting Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
2
2015
New Guidance Regarding Employee Handbooks — Part One: Don’t Let Your Confidentiality Provisions “Chill” Employee Communications Faegre Drinker
May
8
2015
New Guidance Regarding Employee Handbooks – Part Four: Permissible Rules Restricting Photography and Recording: A Snapshot Faegre Drinker
Apr
13
2015
New Guidance Regarding Employee Handbooks Part Two: Employee Conduct Rules Can Prohibit Insubordination and Harassment But Cannot Prohibit Criticism and Debate Faegre Drinker
Apr
21
2015
New Guidance Regarding Employee Handbooks Part Three: How Much Do Employers “Own” Their Logo, Copyright and Trademark? Faegre Drinker
Jul
16
2015
New Guidance Regarding Employee Handbooks Part Six: Ensuring Conflict of Interest Rules Don’t Inhibit Protected Concerted Activity Faegre Drinker
Jun
12
2015
New Guidance Regarding Employee Handbooks Part Five: Rules Restricting Employees From Leaving Work: What Are The Boundaries? Faegre Drinker
Dec
31
2015
New Guidance on “Use It or Lose It” Vacation Policies in Colorado: What Is “Earned” Cannot Be Forfeited Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
4
2015
New Guidance on UK Holiday Pay May Not be Acas’ Finest Hour Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
24
2018
New Guidance on the Equal Pay Act Mintz
 

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