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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Sep
12
2016
Plaintiff’s ATM & Cell Phone Records May Be Discoverable When There Is Particularized Showing of Relevance Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
12
2016
Employee Misclassification as Independent Contractor Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
12
2016
Employee Benefits and New Department of Labor Overtime Rules Mintz
Sep
12
2016
EEOC Retaliation Guidance, Class Action Waivers, DOL Persuader Rule, Cat's Paw: Employment Law This Week - 9-12-16 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
12
2016
St. Paul, Minnesota Joins Paid Sick Leave Patchwork Quilt and Continues Its Spread Into Interior States Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
12
2016
OSHA Issues New Guidance Barring Restrictions on Whistleblowing Zuckerman Law
Sep
11
2016
Employment Application That Included a “Health History” Form Violated the ADA and GINA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
11
2016
New Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act Mandates Greater Flexibility on Use of Leave Benefits Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
10
2016
Assisting Student With Sexual Harassment Report Not Protected Under Title VII or First Amendment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2016
No Changes for Ohio Employers under the State’s New Medical Marijuana Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
9
2016
Nurses Strike Twin Cities’ Hospitals Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
9
2016
UK Employment Alert: Changes To The Taxation Of Termination Payments McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
9
2016
Ninth Circuit Finds Uber’s Arbitration Agreements Enforceable After All Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2016
State Safety Plans Object to Federal OSHA Fine Increases Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2016
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Aug. 15 – 19: Retro Environmental, Inc./Green Jobworks, LLC Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
9
2016
Circuit Split Widens Over Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements Containing Class/Collective Action Waivers Polsinelli PC
Sep
9
2016
Mine Safety Agency Extends Comment Period on Controlling, Monitoring Diesel Exhaust Request for Information Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2016
Dismissal of Claims of Unlawful Discharge for Using FMLA Leave Highlight Importance of Accurate Record Keeping And Consistent Explanations For Employee Terminations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2016
California Supreme Court Approves Attorney Fee Awards Calculated Based Upon Percentage of Class Action Common Fund Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
9
2016
California District Court Dismisses 401(k) Plan Investment Claims Against Chevron Fiduciaries Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
9
2016
Brexit: Employment Law Implications for U.S. Businesses Operating in the UK Vedder Price
Sep
9
2016
Mathias v. Caterpillar, Inc.: Federal District Court Enforces Forum Selection Clause Contained in ERISA Plan Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
8
2016
California Corner: Achoo! New Local Paid Sick Leave Ordinances are an Epidemic in California Vedder Price
Sep
8
2016
3 Best Practices to Avoid the Unintended Consequences of “Ban the Box” Laws Polsinelli PC
Sep
8
2016
EEOC Issues Anti-Retaliation Guidance: First Guidance in Nearly Two Decades Puts Employers on Notice of EEOC’s Workplace Retaliation View Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
8
2016
OSHA: Summer Fun, Employers Feel the Burn Vedder Price
Sep
8
2016
Top US Universities Hit with Retirement Plan Lawsuits: Lessons for Plan Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
8
2016
Medical Marijuana – A New Challenge Facing New York Employers Vedder Price
Sep
8
2016
New ACA Marketplace Notices to Employers Require Action Vedder Price
Sep
8
2016
NLRB Launches an Attack to Narrow Management Rights Clauses in Collective Bargaining Agreements Vedder Price
Sep
8
2016
Updated EEOC Retaliation Guidance Suggests Scrutiny for Internal Investigation Practices Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
8
2016
Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Obtains $2.7M in Front Pay Zuckerman Law
Sep
8
2016
Ninth Circuit Dismisses 401(k) Plan Investment Claims Against Chevron Fiduciaries Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
8
2016
Foreign Entrepreneurial Parole: Presidential Baby-Step Forward Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
8
2016
Inconsistent Policy Application By Employer Allows Age Discrimination Claim To Survive Summary Judgment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
8
2016
Third Circuit Court Enforces Forum Selection Clause Contained in ERISA Plan Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
8
2016
Maternity Leave in the UK: Recent Redundancy Exercises – Learning Points for HR, Part 4 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
8
2016
Sleeping On The Job Due To Prescription Medication Not A Sufficient Basis to Dismiss Disability Discrimination Complaint Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
7
2016
Wisconsin Employee Non-Solicitation Agreement Struck Down By Appeals Court Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
7
2016
Illinois Employers Must Provide Qualifying Employees Two Weeks of Unpaid Child Bereavement Leave Faegre Drinker
Sep
7
2016
New USCIS Form I-9 Update Approved Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
7
2016
Best Interest Contract Exemption and IRA Advisor Compensation: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #18 Faegre Drinker
Sep
7
2016
EEOC Publishes Updated EEO-1 Reporting Provisions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
7
2016
Illinois Limits Non-Compete Agreements Yet Again Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
7
2016
California Supreme Court Will Review Federal De Minimis Doctrine in California Wage and Hour Cases Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Sep
7
2016
Fifth Circuit: Evidence That Not All Employees Received or Were Trained on Employer’s Harassment Policy Sufficient to Create Fact Issue on Faragher/Ellerth Defense Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
7
2016
Reports on Increase in Retirement Plan Audits Further Illustrate Need for Plan Sponsors to Focus on Administrative Compliance McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
7
2016
Agencies Publish Strict New Reporting Guidelines for Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
7
2016
Illinois Cracks Down on Noncompetes for Low-Wage Workers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
7
2016
North Carolina and Nebraska Join 32 Other States In Agreeing To Partner With U.S. DOL to Investigate Worker Misclassification Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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