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The National Law Review keeps its finger on the pulse on legal developments related to working.  Keeping employers and employees abreast of the latest labor and employment law news. We review legal news developments including issues involving interviews and employer review sites like Glassdoor, Indeed and Rate My Employer. We cover all aspects of employment and labor disputes including, disability access and accommodations, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, unfair competition and trade secrets, whistleblower actions, business immigration, workplace privacy, wrongful termination and more matters adjudicated before the courts as well as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and state and local agencies.

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On a state level, the National Law Review covers the latest on legislation, from laws banning-the-box and limiting the questions employers may ask during the hiring process; including limitations on questions about previous salary history and criminal history.  Additionally, the nation-wide push for employers to establish paid family leave & sick policy and the resulting patchwork of rules.  The National Law Review also  offers an analysis of employees rights to post about their work experience and how employers can respond to employees' on-line reviews and provides information to help companies remain compliant.

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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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May
31
2016
Fiduciary Protections for 401(k) Plan Investment “Reenrollments” Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
31
2016
OSHA Outlines Ambitious Plan in Spring Regulatory Agenda Keller and Heckman LLP
May
31
2016
Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Sides with NLRB – Holds Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver Violates Employee Rights and Unenforceable Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
31
2016
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claim Arising from Incorrectly Addressed COBRA Notice Proskauer Rose LLP
May
31
2016
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Resignation Triggers Limitations Period for Constructive Discharge Claims Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
31
2016
Advancing Opportunity for All in the Tech Industry U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2016
Zoo Printing Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2016
McWhite’s Funeral Home to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
29
2016
OSHA Requires Employers to Provide Workplace Injury and Illness Records Armstrong Teasdale
May
29
2016
First Call Ambulance Service to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
28
2016
NLRB Defends Attempt to Enroach on Tribal Sovereignty Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
27
2016
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on "Promoting Safe Workplaces Through Effective and Responsible Recordkeeping Standards"
May
27
2016
Minneapolis Becomes First City in Minnesota to Require Paid Sick Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
27
2016
Employer’s Use of E-verify is Not a Substitute for Completing I-9 Forms, Fined More Than $200K in Civil Penalties Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
27
2016
Thinking about Risk: Are You a Mitigator or an Allocator? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
27
2016
Green v. Brennan: Employee's Resignation Starts the Statute of Limitation for Constructive Discharge Claims Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
27
2016
Steps to Effectively Cancel an Insurance Policy in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
26
2016
Seventh Circuit Goes It Alone – Upholds NLRB Decision Holding That Class and Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Are Unlawful and Unenforceable Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
26
2016
2016 Tennessee Employment Legislative Update Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2016
Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury Departments Release New Summary of Benefits and Coverage Templates and Accompanying Documents Proskauer Rose LLP
May
26
2016
Connecticut Physician Non-compete Provisions Part Two: The Rest of SB 351 (Now Public Act 16-95) Murtha Cullina
May
26
2016
Wellness Program Compliance – It’s Time to Review Your Program Under New ADA and GINA Final Rules (and HIPAA and…) Faegre Drinker
May
26
2016
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wage-Hour Class Action Where Employees Could Edit Their Own Time Entries Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2016
Strategies for Complying with Notice Provisions of Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
26
2016
Supreme Court Decides Not to Decide on Latest Challenge to ACA Contraceptive Coverage Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2016
Handling Nondiscretionary Incentive Payments Under New FLSA Overtime Rule: Fair Labor Standards Act Mintz
May
26
2016
New Rules on Silica, Workplace Exams, and Eventually Diesel Particulate Matter Top MSHA’s New Agenda Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
25
2016
The Department of Labor’s 2016 Final Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule: The Best Interest Contract Exemption Mintz
 

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