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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
11
2019
NLRB Dumps Longstanding “Clear and Unmistakable Waiver” Standard for More Employer-Friendly “Contract Coverage” Test Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
11
2019
California Law Impacts All Categories of Independent Contractors – Not Just Gig Workers – What Your Business Needs to Do Now Mintz
Sep
11
2019
Component 2 No More After 2019? EEOC Doesn’t Request Renewal of EEO-1 Component 2 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
11
2019
Employers May Not Have To Retain Racists, Sexists And Belligerently Disobedient Employees After All-The NLRB Appears Ready To Rethink Its Positions On Controversial Discipline-Related Doctrines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
11
2019
NLRB Issues New Decision Adopting 3 Part Test for Analyzing Bargaining Unit Scope Disputes Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Sep
11
2019
Salary History Bans Continue to Gain Momentum Across the Country (AL, IL, NJ, NY, MO, OH) (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
11
2019
The NLRB Nixes Union Gerrymandering And Establishes A Three Step Test For Voting Unit Determinations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
11
2019
When Employee Consent Is The Start Of The Problem, Not The End – The GDPR Shows Some Teeth Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
11
2019
The SEC Files Another Litigated Disclosure Case – With More Violations Faegre Drinker
Sep
11
2019
NLRB (Finally) Abandons “Clear and Unmistakable Waiver” Standard Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
11
2019
National Minimum Pay in Poland: An Increased Increase? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
11
2019
Breaking News: EEOC Will Not Seek Renewal of Pay Data Collection At This Time Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
11
2019
NLRB Restores Order to the “Dynamic Status Quo” Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
11
2019
Best Practices for Plan Sponsors #11 Faegre Drinker
Sep
11
2019
CARULLCA Transition Issues Left Unaddressed In Recent Decision Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
11
2019
Ireland Supreme Court Analyzes Disability Accommodation Requirements Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
10
2019
NLRB Members Intend to Revisit Applicability of ‘Contract Coverage’ Standard in Unilateral Change Cases Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
10
2019
The NLRB Rules That Employers May Bar Union Representatives From Their Property Even Though They Have Allowed Other Third Parties To Engage In Civic, Charitable Or Commercial Solicitations There Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
10
2019
The Future of Federal Pay Equity Law, According to Democratic Presidential Candidates Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
10
2019
Labor Board Clears Boeing For Takeoff, Ices Funky Bargaining Unit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
10
2019
Canada Implements Significant Reforms to Basic Federal Employment Standards Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
10
2019
School’s In, May Mean Recess for Parents (and Grandparents): California Provides for School Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
10
2019
Board Affirms Right to Unilaterally Implement Changes to Benefit Plans Based on Waiver, Foreshadowing Potentially Looser Standard for Contractual Waivers Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
10
2019
Illinois Can See Clearly Now: State Legislates Workplace Transparency Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
10
2019
Tyll V. Stanley Black & Decker: When Plan Ambiguity Cost An Employer $4 Million McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
10
2019
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace, Part 1 – The Equality Act 2010, What Does It Cover And How Does It Work? (UK) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
10
2019
Cintas Agrees to Pay $650K to Settle OFCCP Compensation and Hiring Bias Claims Polsinelli PC
Sep
10
2019
Irreconcilable Differences: In Dorman v. Charles Schwab Corp., Ninth Circuit Overrules 35-Year-Old Authority; Concludes ERISA Claims Subject to Mandatory Arbitration. Robinson & Cole LLP
Sep
10
2019
Changes In Polish Employment Laws Bring New Costs:Benefits Equation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
10
2019
Stacking the Deck for Workers over Machines Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
9
2019
Employers Take Note: Americans’ Approval of Unions Continues to Grow Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2019
Plan Amendment Deadline Approaching for Plans That Implemented Hardship Changes in 2018 and 2019 Carlton Fields
Sep
9
2019
Is an Employer’s Health Plan Required to Count the Value of Drug Manufacturer Coupons Towards an Employee’s Out-of-Pocket Maximum? Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
9
2019
NLRB Members Lean Toward Possible Easing of Restrictions on Off-Duty Employee Access Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2019
Employers Beware: It's Once Again Time to Review Your Arbitration Agreements Foley & Lardner LLP
 

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