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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
28
2016
White House Launches Website Encouraging Workers to Protect Their Rights, Including Union Organizing Rights, By Filing Charges/Complaints Against Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
28
2016
Texas Federal Court Enjoins Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regs: Checklist of Obligations and Status Included Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
28
2016
Arbitration Agreement Enforced Based on Continued Employment Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
28
2016
U.S. District Court in Nevada Continues Trend of Expansion of the Definition of “Sex” Under Title VII Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
28
2016
DOL Releases First Wave of FAQs on Fiduciary Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
28
2016
Cook County, Illinois Increases Minimum Wage Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
28
2016
EEOC Explains ADA Interference – Employers Take Note Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
28
2016
White House Call to Action Could Spur More States, Including New York, to Act Against Non-Competes Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
28
2016
Employees May Be Entitled To Time Off For Voting Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
28
2016
Yoga Instructors Can Be Independent Contractors, Says NY Court of Appeals Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
28
2016
Encino Hospital Medical Center, Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center: Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Oct. 17-21 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
28
2016
NYC Council Passes Bill Protecting Freelance Workers Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
28
2016
When "One And The Same" Means "One And The Same" For Western Australian Long Service Leave K&L Gates
Oct
28
2016
MSHA Issues New October Safety Alert Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
28
2016
UK Tribunal Allows Expatriate to Bring Claims in the UK Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
27
2016
Employee Background Checks: Beware of California State Law Polsinelli PC
Oct
27
2016
IRS Announces Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2017 McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
27
2016
2017 Cost of Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
27
2016
Employee Sports Gambling: Workplace Policies and Guidance For In-House Counsel Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
27
2016
FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals Mintz
Oct
27
2016
Operating Abroad: the International Employer and the FCPA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
27
2016
US Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act: Injunction Granted! Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
27
2016
AARP Files Suit to Block EEOC’s Final Rules on Employee Wellness Programs Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
27
2016
Latest UK Statistics on Gender Pay Gap – Movement in Right Direction Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
26
2016
New FSA Limit for 2017 May Necessitate Annual Open Enrollment Materials Update Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
26
2016
EEOC Urges Federal Appellate Court to Uphold NLRB’s Expansive Definition of “Joint Employer” Mintz
Oct
26
2016
Life Care Centers of America, Inc. Agrees to Settle Qui Tam Lawsuit Alleging that the Nursing Home Company Billed Medicare and TRICARE for Unnecessary Medical Services; Agrees to Pay $145 Million Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
26
2016
Update on Lawsuits Challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule: October 26, 2016 Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
26
2016
Aggressive New Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals Threatens Criminal Prosecution for Certain Unlawful Wage Fixing and No Poaching Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
26
2016
EEOC’s 2016 Wellness Program Regulations, Saga Continues… Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
26
2016
BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. Lailer: Non-Solicitation Agreement Enforced in Wisconsin Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
26
2016
FTC and DOJ Release Guidance on How Antitrust Law Applies to Employee Hiring and Compensation Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
26
2016
Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Agency Issues Guidance on Gender Identity Discrimination Mintz
Oct
26
2016
Fifth Circuit Court Enjoins Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
26
2016
OSHA’s 2016 Top Ten Safety and Health Violations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
26
2016
Thrivent Financial v. Perez: Update on Lawsuits Challenging U.S. Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
26
2016
Election Day is Coming – What are Your Obligations as Employer? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
Reasonable Compensation Versus Neutral Factors: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #25 Faegre Drinker
Oct
25
2016
Finding the “Implicit” Accommodation Request under the Americans with Disabilities Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
DOJ, FTC Issue Antitrust Guidance to Human Resources Professionals McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
25
2016
DOJ, FTC Announce New Antitrust Guidance for Recruiting and Hiring; Criminal Enforcement Possible ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
25
2016
California Pay Day Statements and Accrued Vacation—“Nothing so Exhilarating as Being Shot at Without Result” Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
25
2016
Down to the Wire: DOL’s “Blacklisting Rule” Enjoined Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
25
2016
Be Wary of Potential FMLA Violation before Terminating Employee for Failure to Meet Performance Standards During Intermittent Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
Fifth Circuit Judge Enjoins Implementation of Part of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (Blacklisting) Executive Order, Regulations, and Guidance Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
25
2016
SB 1241: Forum Selection and Choice of Law Clauses - Long Arm of California Law Just Got Longer Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
UK Apprenticeship Levy latest – New Details from Government Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
25
2016
Texas Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Key Portions of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
Defrosting Your Solicitation and “Other Work” Policies: 4 Tips to NLRA Compliance Polsinelli PC
Oct
25
2016
Breaking News: Portions of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Blocked by Texas Judge Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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