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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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Oct
7
2016
Another Federal Appeals Court Endorses the DOL’s Standard for Pursuing a Retaliation Claim under SOX Act Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
7
2016
Sexual Harassment Retaliation Claim Nets Million-Dollar Verdict Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
7
2016
Massachusetts State Court Rejects Medical Marijuana Suit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
7
2016
Size of SEC Whistleblower Awards Continues to Grow Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
7
2016
Natural Disasters and the FLSA: Avoiding Business Interruption and Wage Liability Polsinelli PC
Oct
7
2016
SEC Awards $3.5 Million to Whistleblower for Bolstering an Already Existing Ongoing Investigation Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
7
2016
Employer Strategies for Surviving Election Season Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
7
2016
EEOC and DOL Active Last Week: EEO-1 Pay Data Rule and Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave Rule to Take Effect ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
7
2016
NLRB GC Moves to Sanction Disruptive One Day Strikes Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
7
2016
Ensuring Cooler Heads Prevail at Work in a Hotly Contested Election Cycle Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
7
2016
British Gas v Lock: UK Court of Appeal Gives Its Verdict on Holiday Pay Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
7
2016
Board games: Employees To Be Fairly Represented On The Boards Of UK Companies? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
6
2016
New Interim Rule Prohibits Federal Contractors From Retaliating Against Employees Who Discuss Compensation With Colleagues Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
6
2016
GAO Decision Illustrates Breadth of Agency Discretion in Past Performance Evaluations Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
6
2016
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Issues Landmark Decision Holding that Failing to Properly Mark Imports with their Foreign Country of Origin Can Give Rise to False Claims Act Liability Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
6
2016
California Computer Professional Salary Requirement to Increase to $88,318.55 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
6
2016
Looking Ahead to Say-on-Frequency: Dodd Frank Act and SEC Regulations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
6
2016
MCAD Provides Guidance to Employers on Gender Identity Issues Murtha Cullina
Oct
6
2016
Dec. 1 is coming… and the Department of Labor is watching! Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Oct
6
2016
IRS Issues New EPCRS Guidelines to Coordinate with Limited Determination Letter Program Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
6
2016
GAO Releases Detailed Report Criticizing Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
6
2016
Eighth Circuit Affirms Enforcement of ERISA Plan Forum Selection Clause Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
6
2016
NIOSH Announces Six National Centers of Excellence Holland & Hart LLP
Oct
6
2016
Workplace Mediation in UK – Not at all a Pussycat Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
5
2016
US DOL Issues Final Rule Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
5
2016
California Governor Vetoes Parental Leave Bill Which Would Have Expanded Such Leave to Small Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
5
2016
California Reigns In Employers’ Use Of Forum-Selection and Choice-of-Law Clauses to Avoid California Law: My House My Rules Faegre Drinker
Oct
5
2016
NLRB General Counsel’s Office Seeks Potential Modifications to the Law Regarding Intermittent Strikes: Hits Keep On Coming Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
5
2016
Justice Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Release Advancing Diversity In Law Enforcement Report U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
5
2016
Paid Sick Leave Final Regulations Released by DOL Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
5
2016
SEC Orders Company to Pay $500K For Whistleblower Retaliation Zuckerman Law
Oct
5
2016
UK Modern Slavery Act — Let The Posting Begin Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
4
2016
“Upward Bullying”: Problems Outback for US Employers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
4
2016
2017: New Year, New Contracts, New Sick Leave Requirements For Federal Contractors Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Oct
4
2016
Banks and Prohibited Transactions: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #22 Faegre Drinker
Oct
4
2016
Without Fanfare: IRS Issues New Revenue Procedure on Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
4
2016
Morbidly Obese Employee Entitled to Leave of Absence As Reasonable Accommodation Murtha Cullina
Oct
4
2016
Applying Delaware Law, Federal Trial Court in Texas Determines that Restrictive Covenants in Incentive Stock Agreements Are Overbroad and Unenforceable as Written Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
4
2016
Kelaye Concrete LLCV: Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Sept. 19-23 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
4
2016
OSHA Expands Retaliation And Discrimination Protections Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
4
2016
OSHA Proposes a Material Change to its LOTO Standard Under the Guise of its Standards Improvement Projects Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
4
2016
7-Eleven Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
4
2016
Employer’s Duty to Bargain Now (Again) Precedes First Contract Agreement: NLRB Strikes Back Polsinelli PC
Oct
4
2016
Mine Safety Agency Warns of Equipment and Machinery Dangers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
4
2016
Portland, Oregon, Issues Rules Implementing ‘Ban the Box’ Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
4
2016
U.S. Court of Appeals Blocks New OSHA Fertilizer Rules Because of Improper Rulemaking Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
4
2016
Garden Variety Emotional Distress Damages in Employment Matters to ‘Bloom’ in New Jersey Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
4
2016
Limit Your Pre-Employment Inquiries to Job-Related Questions Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
3
2016
New EEO-1 Report Finalized: Employers Required to Report Pay Data Starting with 2017 Report Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
3
2016
California Broadens Its “Fair Pay Act” to Prohibit Race And Ethnicity Discrimination Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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