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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Apr
15
2024
Legislative Update: Kentucky Significantly Shortens Limitations Period for Employment Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
21
2014
Legislative Updates - Ban the Box Laws Gathering Momentum Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Apr
3
2020
Legislative, IRS and DOL Responses to COVID-19 Affecting Retirement Plans, Group Health Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr
13
2022
Legislators Continue to Crack Down on Confidentiality Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
6
2015
Legislators in House and Senate Propose Gradual Increase in Minimum Wage to $12 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
12
2014
Legislators Introduce Bill to Address Criticism and Delays of CMS’s “Two-Midnight” Rule - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
3
2023
Legislature Amends Law Permitting Collective Bargaining Negotiations Involving Certain Aspects of Health Care Plan Design and Coverage von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
5
2020
Legislature Considers More Time to Cure Wage Statement Violations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
3
2020
Legislature Extends CCPA Exemptions for Employment and B2B Varnum LLP
Apr
18
2018
Legislature Mulls Mandating Board Interviews Of Everyone But Nonbinary Persons And Caucasian Males Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
11
2018
Legitimate Business Interests: The Touchstone of Non-Competes Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
16
2023
Legitimation of Collective Bargaining Agreements in Mexico: What Employers Need to Know Now Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
16
2022
Lehigh Valley Economic Development Remains Competitive Nationally Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Feb
16
2022
Lehigh Valley Immigration Economic & Land Development with Becky Bradley [PODCAST] Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jun
10
2016
Lehman Brothers Wins Stock Drop Lawsuit Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
26
2020
Lending a Helping Hand: Employer Options for Providing Financial Support to Employees Affected by the Coronavirus Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
4
2016
Less is More: Complying with FCRA’s Disclosure and Authorization Requirements Polsinelli PC
Aug
12
2016
Less Is More: Further Consultation On Simplification Of Taxation Of Termination Payments In UK Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
15
2021
Less Than a Month After DOJ Brings Its First Wage-Fixing Indictment, DOJ Brings Its First “No-Poach” Indictment Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
17
2016
Less Than Two Weeks Remain for Employers to Make Important Decisions to Comply with New Overtime Rules Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
21
2015
Lessening the Load: Fourth Circuit Clarifies Plaintiff's Burden of Proof in Retaliation Cases Under Title VII Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
5
2013
Lesson for Workplace Drug Tests in Convicted Probationer’s Suit against Lab for Positive Result Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
2
2015
Lesson Learned – Watch What You Say: It can and will be used against you Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
26
2024
Lesson Learned: Man Charged with Insider Trading After Misappropriating Information from Wife’s Work-From-Home Calls Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
6
2017
Lesson: Don’t Underestimate Court’s Ability to Change Its Mind- Minor Leaguers’ Wage Suit Gets Certified and Comes Back From the Dead Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
12
2015
Lessons (and Wisdom) of Rihanna Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
20
2022
Lessons for California Employers from Viking River (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
28
2017
Lessons for Employers from a Recent ALJ Decision Narrowing the DOL’s Requests for Employees’ Contact Information Vedder Price
Apr
5
2015
Lessons for Employers from Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
22
2013
Lessons from a Recent Wage & Hour Ruling: Mid-Century Insurance Company v. Zamora Gilbert LLP
Nov
2
2020
Lessons From Above: SCOTUS Declines to Review a Class Arbitrability Case (the Issue Had Been Delegated to an Arbitrator) Mintz
Apr
15
2020
Lessons from Amazon’s Termination of a Warehouse Worker who Protested about Unsafe Conditions Katz Banks Kumin LLP
Apr
18
2024
Lessons from Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group for the 2023 MHPAEA Proposed Rule McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
28
2016
Lessons from Supreme Court: Do Not Settle for Average, Keep Exceptional Time Records Foley & Lardner LLP
May
19
2014
Lessons from the Big Apple - New York Times First Female Executive Editor Termination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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