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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
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
Oct
3
2016
Worker Privacy and Security in an Internet of Things Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
3
2016
Forbes Most Dangerous Jobs Report Highlights Need for Improved Safety Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
Oct
3
2016
MSHA’s Proposed Rule “Examination of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal (MNM) Mines” Draws Criticism Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
3
2016
OSHA and Department of Transportation Issue Joint Memorandum on Hazardous Chemicals Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
3
2016
New California Law Will Require Online Entertainment Database Sites to Remove Age-Based Information Mintz
Oct
3
2016
Lawsuits Against Overtime Rule, Voluntary Wellness Program, ADA: Employment Law This Week - October 3, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
2
2016
What Duties Does a UK Employer Have in the Age of Rising Suicides? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
1
2016
Diallo’s Of Houston Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
1
2016
New Minimum Wage Poster Issued by Department of Labor Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
1
2016
The GAO Is Not Down With OFCCP: Report Criticizes Agency’s “Weak” Compliance Evaluations and May Trigger Increased Contractor Oversight Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
1
2016
Employer Claims Of Unprofitability And Competitive Disadvantage Enough To Trigger Audit Of Financials By Union, NLRB Majority Concludes Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
30
2016
Should Appeals Courts Give Deference to Lower Courts in EEOC in Subpoena Enforcement Actions? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
30
2016
ACA Section 1557: Are You Prepared to Meet the October 16 Deadlines? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
30
2016
DOL: Paid Sick Leave for Workers on Federal Contracts Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Sep
30
2016
11th Circuit Holds Rule 23 Class Actions Can Proceed In Same Suit As FLSA Collective Actions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
30
2016
New Federal Paid Sick Leave Rule Varnum LLP
Sep
30
2016
Can a Routine Phone Call Lead to Discipline? – The Blurry Line When it Comes to Weingarten Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
30
2016
Final Rules Released for Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave and New EEO-1 Report Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
30
2016
H-1B Worker “Benching” Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
30
2016
Not Everything the California Legislature Enacts is Bad for All Employers All the Time Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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