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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
8
2014
Louisiana Has Joined 16 Other States and Prohibits Employers from Accessing Employee Online Accounts Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
30
2022
Louisiana Joins Growing List of States Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
21
2023
Louisiana Legislature Passes Law Requiring Employers to Give Time Off for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
1
2016
Louisiana Legislature Passes “Ban the Box” for State Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
May
30
2014
Louisiana Limits Employers’ Access to Personal Online Accounts of Employees, Job Applicants Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
25
2017
Louisiana Minimum Wage Increase Fails in Senate Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
11
2016
Louisiana Publishes New Poster for Hospitality Employers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
3
2023
Louisiana Restrictive Covenant Signed by C-Suite Employee After Termination Is Unenforceable, State Appeals Court Holds Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
14
2021
Louisiana State Court Denies Injunction to Restore $300-Per-Week Unemployment Benefit Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
22
2016
Louisiana Storms Leave-Based Donation Program – Do You Have a Plan? Bracewell LLP
Aug
1
2019
Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Employer-Friendly Decision in Non-Compete Case to Stand Jones Walker LLP
Jun
23
2017
Louisiana Supreme Court Defines “Good Faith” for LEQA Whistleblower Actions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
10
2022
Louisiana Supreme Court Holds The Employment-At-Will Doctrine Dictates That Private Employers May Mandate Employees Get Vaccinated Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
14
2020
Louisiana Supreme Court to Address Whether Permanently Moored Casinos Are “Vessels” Under Maritime Law Jones Walker LLP
Jul
8
2021
Louisiana to Require Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
18
2018
Louisiana Updates its Data Breach Notification Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
2
2021
Louisiana Workforce Commission Publishes Posters on Expanded Employee Pregnancy Accommodation Rights Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
31
2019
Louisiana’s Third Circuit Expansively Interprets Vessel Status, Potentially Opening Door for More Jones Act Seamen Jones Walker LLP
Oct
21
2022
Love and Basketball … and Romantic Workplace Relationships? Key Takeaways for Employers from the Boston Celtics’ Recent Suspension of its Head Coach Mintz
Dec
15
2022
Love and Marriage: How the Respect for Marriage Act Affects Employers (or Does It?) Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Feb
11
2020
Love at Work: 5 Things for Employers to Know Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
14
2020
Love is in the Air – But Should it Be? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
5
2013
Love is in the Air: An Employment Attorney's Musings (or Grumblings) about Office Dating Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Feb
12
2018
Love is in the Air? Practical Tips for Dealing with Workplace Relationships ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
15
2016
Lowe's to Pay $8.6 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
30
2019
Lower Pay for Equal Work is Not Sole Path for Pay Discrimination Claim Foley & Lardner LLP
May
18
2015
Lowering the Bar: Fourth Circuit Rules Single Incident Sufficient to Trigger Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Mintz
Jan
28
2018
Lowe’s Home Centers to Pay $55,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jul
17
2018
Lucia Is Likely To Have Little Impact On Waning FCC Adjudications Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
28
2019
Lucky Seven: Rhode Island the Seventh State to Pass a Statute Governing Non-Compete Agreements During 2019 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
29
2011
Luihn Food Systems Pays $277,000 To Resolve EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
3
2015
Lump-Sum Windows: Thoughts from the GAO Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
18
2020
Luxembourg Employers Face Additional Obligations During Heat Waves in the Midst of COVID-19 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
14
2020
Luxembourg’s Teleworking Agreements with Neighboring Countries Remove Tax and Social Security Burdens During the COVID-19 Pandemic Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
14
2015
Lyft is Facing the Ride of Its Life Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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