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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Oct
12
2016
IRS Updates Its Correction Program for Certain Retirement Plans Faegre Drinker
Oct
12
2016
No Matter Who Becomes President, Expect More Change in National Labor and Employment Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
12
2016
First Lawsuit Challenging Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Obligations Filed Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
12
2016
Summary of Key New California Laws For 2017: What Employers Should Know Faegre Drinker
Oct
12
2016
Prohibited Transactions: IRA and RIA Qualified Money: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #23 Faegre Drinker
Oct
11
2016
50 Days Until the New Overtime Rule Takes Effect: Ready Or Not? Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
11
2016
Root Cause Analyses: When Safety and Legal Concerns Collide for Marine Employers Bracewell LLP
Oct
11
2016
FLSA Playbook on Overtime Regulations: The Trick Play von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
11
2016
State Department Issues Cable on Extension of Three Visa Programs Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
11
2016
Inappropriate Social Media Activity Dooms Job Applicant’s Prospects Mintz
Oct
11
2016
Impact of Presidential Election on Employers: Voting Laws Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
11
2016
OSHA’s Walking-Working Surfaces Final Rule Expected Soon Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2016
ISS Survey Results Regarding Pay-for-Performance and Say-on-Pay Frequency Mintz
Oct
10
2016
Fifth Circuit Instructs that, When Raised, Arbitrability is a Gateway Issue that Must Be Considered Prior to Conditional Certification in FLSA Collective Actions Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
10
2016
Cook County, Illinois, Enacts Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2016
San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Becomes Effective in Less Than 3 Months Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2016
Decision 2016: A Refresher on Politics in Your Workplace Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
10
2016
SCOTUS Sends Auto Workers Back to Circuit Court for Overtime Regulation “Repairs” Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
10
2016
Corporate Governance: "Onboarding" Key Leaders and CEOs McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
10
2016
California Expands Transgender Protections With Gender-Neutral Restroom Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2016
Retail Employment: You Snooze, You Don’t Necessarily Lose Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
10
2016
Employer’s Waiver Of Non-Compete Period In Order To Avoid $1 Million Payment Held Ineffective Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
10
2016
Pet Policies at Work: Considerations for Employers Polsinelli PC
Oct
10
2016
Failure to Provide Documentation, Misconduct, Defeats FMLA Retaliation Claim in Process Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2016
UK Court of Appeal’s Holiday Pay Decision Offers Glimmer of Hope to Employers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
10
2016
Supreme Court Ends Obese Applicant’s Americans with Disabilities Act Claim: Morris v. BNSF Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
10
2016
Federal Contractors Paid Sick Leave, EEOC Pay Data Rule, Employee Drug Tests: Employment Law This Week - October 10, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
10
2016
New Defend Trade Secrets Act Includes Major Whistleblower Reforms Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
9
2016
New Jersey Minimum Wage to Increase in 2017 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
9
2016
Should You Keep Your Individually-Designed Qualified Plan? Armstrong Teasdale
Oct
9
2016
Fourth Circuit Upholds Front-Pay Award to Corporate Whistleblower Under SOX Act Foley & Lardner LLP
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.
 

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