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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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Apr
18
2019
The European Parliament Approves EU-Wide Standard for Whistleblower Protection Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
17
2019
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment to Pay $322,050 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr
17
2019
Plaintiff With PTSD Not Disabled Under The ADA, Sixth Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
17
2019
Brunei Now Penalizes Homosexuality with Death by Stoning Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
17
2019
State Law Round-Up: Minimum Wage Hikes (MD, NM, CA); Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act; New Jersey Employee Rights; New York Voting Leave; Salary History Bans (OH, NM) (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
17
2019
New Poster Required for California Employers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
17
2019
OFCCP Proposes Changes to Audit Scheduling Letters Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
17
2019
EEO-1 Update: More Wait and See Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
17
2019
New York City is Blazing the Trail to Ban Marijuana Testing of Job Applicants Faegre Drinker
Apr
17
2019
What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been: Is Medical Marijuana Coming to Alabama? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
17
2019
Maine Enacts Pay Equality Law Banning Salary History Inquiries Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
17
2019
Minnesota Supreme Court Expands and Contracts Human Rights Act Coverage in Two Decisions on Disability Discrimination Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
17
2019
EEO-1 Pay Data Update: No Decision Yet Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
17
2019
New York City Council Passes Legislation Banning Marijuana Testing of Job Applicants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
16
2019
Full Speed Ahead for DOL on Wage-and-Hour Guidance and Rule Changes Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
16
2019
Impactful Sexual Harassment Bill Passes Illinois Senate Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
16
2019
DOL Issues Guidance on Compensability of Company-Sponsored Volunteer Work Polsinelli PC
Apr
16
2019
Indiana Court Declines to Expand At-Will Employment Exception Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
16
2019
New Jersey Requires Employers to Offer Employees Pre-tax Commuter Benefits Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
16
2019
Taking time off if you know what’s good for you – new rights for Russian employees Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
15
2019
Aiming for Clarity, DOL Proposes to Update the FLSA’s “Joint Employer” Regulations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
15
2019
Massachusetts SJC: Rule 23 Governs Wage Act Claims, Rejected Offers of Judgment Do Not Moot Claims, and More Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
15
2019
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY2020 and Reaches the Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
15
2019
The Heat is Off… Review Commission Reverses Decision in Heat Stress Case Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
15
2019
New York’s Continued Commitment to Eradicating Discrimination and Inequality in the Workplace Vedder Price
Apr
15
2019
2018 EEOC Charge Filing Statistics Are Out – Do Trends Of Recent Years Continue? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
15
2019
Beware: Violations Of State Safety Requirements Bring Penalties For Both State Fund and Self-Insured Employers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Apr
15
2019
So, What Exactly is the Interactive Process? Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
15
2019
NLRB Finds Cursing About Customers in Restroom at Work Not Protected Activity Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
15
2019
USCIS has Drawn the H-1B Lucky Numbers, but Winners May Have to Hold off on Celebrating (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
15
2019
Time for a 401(k) Plan Spring Cleaning? Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
15
2019
New Mexico Amends Medical Marijuana Law To Provide Employment Protections Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
15
2019
EEO-1 Update: EEOC Requests Pay Data Extension Faegre Drinker
Apr
15
2019
Revamp of Mexico’s Federal Labor Laws: What U.S. Employers Need to Know Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
15
2019
Kentucky Adopts Pregnant Workers Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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