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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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Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Panel Finds That Title VII Does Not Cover Sexual Orientation Bias Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
New Jersey Courts Continue to Set High Bar for Arbitration Clauses Faegre Drinker
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Declines to Apply Title VII to Sexual Orientation Bias Claims Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
2
2016
Massachusetts Becomes First State to Ban Salary Histories in Applications Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Issues Reverse Discrimination Employment Decision Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
High Heels in Workplace: Can Employers Still Require Women to Wear Them? Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
Sour Note – Musicians Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors, NLRB Tells Theater Company Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
2
2016
New Laws Define Independent Contractor Status in Arizona Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
2
2016
California Supreme Court on Arbitration Agreement Silent on Class Action Waivers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
2
2016
News, Legislation, Case Law Update: August in UK Employment Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
1
2016
NJ Supreme Court Opens Door to More Take-Home Exposure Claims against Landowners Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Aug
1
2016
Groundhog Day for Massachusetts Non-Compete Reform Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2016
Increased OSHA Penalty Structure Becomes Effective Today Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
1
2016
You Cannot Create A Restrictive Covenant Out of Thin Air Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
1
2016
Governor Kasich Legalizes Marijuana After Boy Band Member Could Not Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
1
2016
Affordable Care Act Mid-Year Checkup: Count Your Contingent Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2016
NLRB Changes the Rules for Union Organizing Yet Again Varnum LLP
Aug
1
2016
Summer Slow Down: For the First Time in Memory, the Quota Reserved for the Most Desired Immigrant Applicants Retrogresses for Natives of India and China! Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
1
2016
Civil Penalties Nearly Double for Form I-9 Violations and Significantly Increase for Other Immigration-Related Violations Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
1
2016
California Assembly Bill 2535 Further Limits the California Pay Stub Requirement for Reporting Total Hours Worked Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2016
Proposed Changes to Form 5500 Reporting Requirements May Have Significant Impact on Retirement Plan Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
1
2016
OSHA Fines Home Health Care Provider for Failing to Protect Employee from Workplace Assault Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
1
2016
Spotlight on Fair Pay for Female Law Firm Partners: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Law Firm Faegre Drinker
Aug
1
2016
Executive Incentive Pay, Race Discrimination, Pokémon Go, Commercial Non-Competes: Employment Law This Week - August 1, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
31
2016
IRS Clarifies Section 457 Exemptions for Bona Fide Severance Pay Plans and Other Benefit Plans Faegre Drinker
Jul
29
2016
Seventh Circuit Issues Employer-Friendly Ruling on FLSA Tip Credit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
29
2016
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Sweeping Equal Pay Amendments Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
29
2016
Higher Immigration Penalties for I-9 and Other Violations Going Into Effect August 1, 2016 Mintz
Jul
29
2016
Recent NLRB Decision A Reminder That NLRA Can Protect Actions Of A Single Employee Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
29
2016
Currency Hedging Complications When “Hardwiring” Hedge Fund Feeders for ERISA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
29
2016
Early Post-Brexit Considerations for International Business Faegre Drinker
Jul
29
2016
Pokémon Gone – Employment Termination, When Social Media Stops Being a Game Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
29
2016
Massachusetts Prepares to Toughen Pay Equity Requirements Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
29
2016
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Issues Reminder of Power of Federal Arbitration Act Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
29
2016
Illinois District Court Finds Forum Selection Clause Unenforceable in ERISA Action Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
29
2016
Fidelity Prevails In ERISA Float Litigation Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
29
2016
California Governor Brown Signs Bill Clarifying Wage Statement Requirements for Exempt Employees Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
28
2016
It’s Summer! Is Your Local Amusement Park or Recreational Establishment Exempt From The FLSA’s Minimum Wage and Overtime Requirements? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
28
2016
Miller & Anderson, Inc.: Summary of NLRB Decisions For Week of July 11 – 15 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
28
2016
Federal Court In Georgia Rejects DOL Regulation, Rules FLSA Does Not Require That Employees Receiving Full Minimum Wage Retain All Tips Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
28
2016
Federal Agencies Focusing on Religious Discrimination in the Workplace Polsinelli PC
Jul
28
2016
IRS Tax Treatment of Wellness Program Benefits Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
28
2016
Down to the Wire for Proposed Non-Compete Reform Legislation in Massachusetts Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
28
2016
Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania: Employers Should Prepare for Accelerated MMA Program Implementation Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
28
2016
Cleveland Law Allows Transgender Employees to Use Restroom Associated With Gender Identity Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
28
2016
Overruling Precedent, NLRB Finds Violation May Be Established Without Specific Unfair Labor Practice Complaint Allegation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
28
2016
Unemployment Compensation Tax Per-Employee Surcharge Drops Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
27
2016
Increased U.S. Department of Justice fines for Immigration-related (I-9) Offenses go into effect August 1 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
27
2016
Protecting Workers from Sun Exposure Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
27
2016
21st Century Trusteeship – Bringing UK Pension Plan Governance Up to Date Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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