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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Aug
27
2018
Fair Labor Standards Act Collective Action Provision Too Does Not Make Agreement to Mandatory Bilateral Arbitration Unenforceable Mintz
Aug
26
2018
New Compensation Directive Promises Transparency Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
26
2018
EEOC and Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. Enter into Agreement to Improve Disability Leave Practices U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
24
2018
Circuit Court Affirms Payments for Referrals Made to Employees are Protected by the AKS Safe Harbor McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
24
2018
BREAKING NEWS: OFCCP Issues New Compensation Directive and Other Directives Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
24
2018
Beltway Buzz, August 24, 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
24
2018
New Foreign-Student Work Restriction Has Outsourcing and Staffing Firm Suing Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
23
2018
State Law Round-Up: New Sick Leave, Sexual Harassment Laws and Other State Law Developments (MA, MD, MN, NJ, NYC, TX, VT) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
23
2018
USCIS Reverses Course, Allows STEM OPT Students to Work at Third-Party Sites Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
23
2018
Back to School Edition: School-Related Parental Leave Laws Polsinelli PC
Aug
23
2018
Effectively Countering the NLRB’s Continued Obsession With Default Language in Informal Settlement Agreements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
23
2018
IRS Issues Long-Awaited Initial Guidance under Section 162(m) McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
22
2018
California Amends Pay Equity Law, Providing Clarity for Employers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
22
2018
More on Sexual Harassment: Minarsky v. Susquehanna County Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Aug
22
2018
Purple Communications No More? A Look Back at the Landmark Case and Ahead to What May Take Its Place Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
22
2018
Hearing on Retirement Income by the ERISA Advisory Council Faegre Drinker
Aug
22
2018
San Antonio, Texas Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law … But Will It Live to Go Into Effect? Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
22
2018
Impending Sexual Harassment Notice and Training Requirements to Affect New York State and New York City Employers Murtha Cullina
Aug
22
2018
OSHA Proposes to Rescind Electronic Submission of Certain Injury and Illness Records Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
22
2018
What’s Up with Sick Leave? Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Aug
22
2018
Are Non-Competes Enforceable in Massachusetts? Finally, Some Answers Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Aug
22
2018
Our “Top Five to Ten” List of Important Recent Decisions Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Aug
22
2018
State Attorneys General Step Up Antitrust Probes of Franchise Industry Hiring Practices Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
22
2018
Elevating Form Over Substance in Commercial Leases Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
22
2018
Identifying Trade Secrets: The First Step to Protecting Employers’ Competitive Advantage Polsinelli PC
Aug
22
2018
Shouting from the rooftops – a “more vocal” Pensions Regulator Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
22
2018
California Bill Amended To Impose $100K Penalty For Failure To Report Timely Board Gender To Secretary Of State Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
22
2018
OSHA Further Delays Beryllium General Industry Compliance Dates Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
22
2018
Oklahoma’s New Medical Marijuana Law and Your Workplace Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
21
2018
Massachusetts Becomes 49th State to Adopt Uniform Trade Secrets Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
21
2018
Woo-Hoo! NLRB Now Permitting Class Action Waivers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
21
2018
Evaluating and Challenging Standing in Fair Credit Reporting Act Actions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
21
2018
Steering the Sales Strategy Toward Compliance Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
21
2018
Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2018 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
21
2018
New Jersey Equal Pay Data Reporting Forms Released Faegre Drinker
 

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