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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May
7
2020
California Will Presume COVID-19 Infections Arose From On-Site Work Performed After March 19 Proskauer Rose LLP
May
8
2020
EEOC Delays EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Until 2021 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
12
2015
New York District Court Defines Surcharge Broadly Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
22
2016
401(k) Fee Litigation: Practices to Mitigate Fiduciary Risk Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
19
2015
California’s Fair Chance Employment Act Targets Construction Contractors Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
29
2016
Public Hearings Held On Two Additional District of Columbia Employment-Related Bills Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
28
2017
Texas District Court Dismisses SOX Whistleblower Claim For Lack of Protected Activity Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
14
2022
BREAKING: NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Scrap 50 Years of Precedent and Require Card Check Recognition Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
15
2018
Tenth Circuit Upholds DOL’s Authority to Impose New Conditions for PTEs and Leaves Door Open for Changes to Fiduciary Rule Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
5
2017
Ninth Circuit: Medical Providers Lack ERISA Standing Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
10
2019
EEOC Has Begun Denying Employers’ Requests For Extensions Of Time To Respond To Discrimination Charges Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
9
2016
European Court of Human Rights Rules Employers Can Read Employees’ Emails Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
28
2018
Seventh Circuit Rejects “Big Buyer” Defense to Successor Liability Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
22
2019
Substantial Changes Ahead for Illinois Employers in 2020 Relating to Sexual Harassment Training, Mandatory Arbitration Agreements, and More Proskauer Rose LLP
May
14
2021
M.D. Pennsylvania Grants Summary Judgment on SOX Retaliation Claim Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
19
2023
Fire Chief Was Terminated For Misconduct Not Because Of His Religion Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
24
2017
Philadelphia Delays Implementation of Ordinance Restricting Employer Inquiries Into Applicants’ Salary History Following Legal Challenge Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
2
2020
Update: Despite Order Striking Down Portions of NLRB Rulemaking on Representation Election Procedures, NLRB Implements Rules Unaffected by Order Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
25
2015
Third Circuit Nixes EEOC Retaliation Suit - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
2
2015
Georgia “Ban the Box” Policy Crosses Geographic, Political Divides Proskauer Rose LLP
May
4
2017
Protecting Your Qualified Retirement Plan Now that the IRS Determination Program is (Mostly) Closed Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
8
2023
EEOC Releases Proposed Workplace Harassment Guidelines After Six Year Delay Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
15
2019
California Supreme Court Hands Employers A Rare Victory, Trims Bloated PAGA Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
26
2018
New Jersey Governor Signs Sweeping Pay Equity Act Into Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
18
2019
CCPA Legislative Round-Up: Winners and Losers Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
10
2022
In Colorado, “Low Wage” Now Means Six-Figures For Non-Competes Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
12
2020
Mask On, Roll Camera: LA County Greenlights Hollywood Production Restart Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
26
2019
Fewer Than 100 Days Until the New Overtime Rule Takes Effect: Is Your Company Ready? Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
23
2016
Anti-Assignment Provision Bars Surgery Center’s $3.3 Million Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Benefits Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
May
8
2018
New DOL FAB Further Delays Enforcement of Fiduciary Rule, But Does Not Undo The Rule In Its Entirety Proskauer Rose LLP
May
10
2018
California Changes Rules on Independent Contractors Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
7
2019
OFCCP Proposes Changes to the Self-Identification of Disability Form Proskauer Rose LLP
May
22
2018
SCOTUS: Employers Can Compel Individual Arbitration of Wage and Hour Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
8
2019
Best Practices in Administering Benefit Claims #1 – Know (and Read) Your Plan Document Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
5
2016
New York State Enacts Paid Family Leave Law Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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