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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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Dec
6
2018
DHS Proposes H-1B Registration System and Creates Uncertainty Heading Into Cap Season Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
6
2018
2019 Minimum Wage Rate Increases: The List Grows Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
6
2018
New York City Sets Minimum Wage for Independent Contractors of Ride-Hailing Companies Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
6
2018
German Federal Labor Court Rules Limitation Periods in Employment Contracts That Do Not Explicitly Exclude the Minimum Wage Are Ineffective Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
6
2018
Michigan Paid Sick Time and Minimum Wage Laws Amended Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
6
2018
OIG Continues Criticism of OSHA’s Severe Reporting Initiative Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
6
2018
Corporate Law & Governance Update December 2018 McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
6
2018
GM's Planned Cuts Require Action by Its Suppliers Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
6
2018
Michigan’s Senate and House of Representatives Adopt Changes to the Paid Sick Leave Act Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
5
2018
Michigan Employer Action Steps for Recreational Marijuana Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
5
2018
Five Takeaways on Managing Challenging Physician Employment Situations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
5
2018
Brexit: Workforce Planning for the Future K&L Gates
Dec
5
2018
Part 20 of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: Radius, The Raven, and Restrictive Covenants Faegre Drinker
Dec
5
2018
Missing Participants and Fiduciary Responsibilities: A Risk for TPAs Faegre Drinker
Dec
5
2018
Is the H-1B Petition Process Changing? Here’s What Employers Need to Know Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
5
2018
New UK HMRC Guidance When Recruitment is a Bit of a Trial Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
5
2018
EEOC Litigation Persists Against Hospitals with Mandatory Flu Vaccine Program Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
5
2018
Proposed Changes in the H-1B Cap-Subject Filing Process Bracewell LLP
Dec
5
2018
What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
5
2018
OFCCP Continues Increased Transparency and Certainty by Announcing Use of Opinion Letters and Help Desk Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
4
2018
FCRA Disclosures: Too Much Information, Not Enough, or Just Right? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
4
2018
Ontario Delays Pay Transparency Indefinitely Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
4
2018
Suffolk County, New York Enacts Salary History Ban Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
4
2018
UK Decision Puts Employers on Notice for Vicarious Liability at Work-Related Events Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
4
2018
Understanding First-Year Associate Anxiety PracticePanther
Dec
4
2018
Clarification of OSHA Rule Regarding Drug Testing and Safety Incentive Programs Polsinelli PC
Dec
4
2018
Take 5 Newsletter – The Present-Future of Work: 2018 Trends and 2019 Predictions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
4
2018
How Contractors Become Responsible For Project Design - Podcast Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
4
2018
OFCCP Incentivizes Employers to Choose Early Resolution of Audits Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
4
2018
Lawsuit Filed Against California’s Attorney General Alleging the Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) is Unconstitutional Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
4
2018
The Electric Scooter Craze: What Can Employers Do to Protect Themselves from Potential Liability? Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
3
2018
USCIS Proposes Changes to H-1B Visa Lottery Process Mintz
Dec
3
2018
USCIS Issues H-1B Cap Registration Proposal Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
3
2018
It Is Not Too Late to Consider Updating Your Employee Handbook for 2019 Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
3
2018
Amendments to H-1B Visa Regulations Proposed Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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