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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Sep
6
2018
Arkansas 1115 Waiver Update – Work Requirement Implementation and Lawsuit Mintz
Apr
7
2015
2015 Employment Law Issues Tournament: The Championship Mintz
Mar
3
2014
New York Council Amends Earned Sick Time Act Yet Again; Employers Must Comply by April 1, 2014 Mintz
Apr
14
2015
NLRB Holds Employee’s Obscene Facebook Post Criticizing Supervisor is Protected Mintz
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
Nov
21
2019
HHS Proposes Sweeping Changes to AKS and Stark Law, Part 5: Proposed Changes to Key Stark Law Requirements and Numerous Stark Law Exceptions Mintz
Jul
24
2017
Cap-Exempt H-1B Petitions Once Again Eligible for Premium Processing Mintz
Sep
8
2020
COVID-19, the New School Year, and Working Parents Mintz
Dec
13
2019
AB 5 - California’s New Independent Contractor Law Mintz
Apr
8
2014
Health Care Law Update - April 7, 2014 Mintz
Aug
15
2017
Another Chapter in California’s PAGA Saga Mintz
Aug
17
2017
What Can You Say in the Workplace? Whatever Your Employer Allows You to Say …. Mintz
Apr
11
2014
Retirement Plan Amendment Requirements Post-Windsor for Same-Sex Couples Mintz
May
6
2014
Will Trade Secrets Finally Get Federal Civil Protection? Mintz
Jun
4
2015
No Parade for Employers: NLRB Judge Invalidates Several Policies in Macy’s Handbook Mintz
Feb
13
2024
Moonlighting in the Age of Employee Entitlement Mintz
Jun
12
2015
UPDATE: Union Claims that Hackers Have Accessed Personal Data of “All” Federal Employees Mintz
Jan
29
2020
Health Plan Transparency Rule: Comment Period Ends this Week Mintz
May
23
2014
Congress Poised to Pass the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Modernize the Nation’s Workforce Development Program Mintz
Jun
23
2015
Attorney General’s Office Issues Final Regulations on Massachusetts Sick Time Law Mintz
Mar
24
2012
Facebook Speaks Out on Employers Asking for — or Requiring — Passwords Mintz
May
29
2014
Waivers of Age Discrimination Claims in Reduction in Force Cases Continue to Face Intense Scrutiny Mintz
Feb
4
2019
DC Repeals Tipped Worker Wage Law but Imposes New Requirements on Employers of Tipped Workers Mintz
Mar
11
2024
Feedback That Puts Employees in Their Feels Mintz
Nov
7
2021
OSHA Vaccine Rule Temporarily Blocked By Federal Appeals Court Mintz
Sep
27
2016
Employer’s No Dreadlock Policy Did Not Violate Title VII, Says Eleventh Circuit Mintz
Jun
19
2012
Supreme Court: Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Are Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements Per FLSA'S Outside Sales Exemption Mintz
Jul
15
2014
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 24: Can Offers of Group Health Plan Coverage Under Code Section 4980H Qualify as “Bona Fide Fringe Benefits” for Service Contract Act Purposes? Mintz
Jul
10
2012
Compliance with the Affordable Care Act in the Wake of NFIB v. Sebelius: The Way Forward for Employers and Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Mintz
Jul
21
2014
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 23: The Impact of Employment Contract Terms on Variable Hour Employee Status Mintz
Jul
13
2012
The Next (Big) Affordable Care Act Argument--and How it Impacts Employers and Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Mintz
Mar
8
2023
Exaggerating Job Titles Won't Magically Transform Employees' Overtime Eligibility Mintz
Apr
15
2024
The Sun is About to Set on Temporary CCPA/CPRA Exemptions: Employers Get Ready Mintz
Mar
12
2023
The SVB Payroll Predicament Mintz
Oct
27
2016
FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals Mintz
 

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