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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
9
2019
Kraft’s Restatement Calls Into Question SEC’s Light Touch Approach to Enforcement Zuckerman Law
May
9
2019
“Panic Button” Laws Make Their Way Across The U.S. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
8
2019
Employer’s Failure to Respond Waives Written Arbitration Agreement Foley & Lardner LLP
May
8
2019
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Reinstates Collection of EEO-1 Component 2 Data: Pay Data Collection for Calendar Years 2017 and 2018 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
8
2019
EEOC to Retroactively Collect 2017 Pay Data Ballard Spahr LLP
May
8
2019
Washington State Legislature Sends Comprehensive Non-Compete Bill To Governor’s Desk Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
8
2019
No Evidence? No Problem! National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel Memorandum Eases Burden On Beck Objectors Following Board’s Decision in Kent Hospital Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
8
2019
Union Folds In Class Action Lawsuit Over Forced Union Dues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
8
2019
July 1, 2019 Deadline Looms for Employers Under Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
8
2019
Hospital Sues Whistleblower for Failing to Report Information And Choosing Instead to Use As Basis for Claim Proskauer Rose LLP
May
8
2019
California’s “ABC” Test for Independent Contractor Analysis to be Applied Retroactively Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
8
2019
Dentists: Employee Vs. Independent Contractor? K&L Gates
May
7
2019
Colorado Poised to Join States that “Ban the Box” Polsinelli PC
May
7
2019
The Future of Independent Contractors: Ninth Circuit Applies Dynamex Retroactively and the DLSE Issues Opinion Letter Expanding Its Scope Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
7
2019
Deadlines Approaching: Large Manufacturers Must Submit 2017 and 2018 Pay Data Robinson & Cole LLP
May
7
2019
New Texas Rule Classifies Gig Economy Workers as Independent Contractors Faegre Drinker
May
7
2019
Despite DOL ‘Gig Economy’ Opinion Letter, State Wage and Hour Laws That Provide Greater Protections for Workers Still Trump Fair Labor Standards Act Foley & Lardner LLP
May
7
2019
DOL Offers Interim Relief for Employers’ Association Health Plans McDermott Will & Emery
May
7
2019
Can an Employer Legally Withdraw a Job Offer after It’s Been Made? Stark & Stark
May
7
2019
Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds State Law Precludes Pay for Normal Commute Time in Employer-Provided Vehicles Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
7
2019
Kentucky Employers Must Be Represented by Counsel in Unemployment Compensation Hearings, Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
7
2019
Retiree Medical Not Restricted by Medicare Secondary Payer Rules Carlton Fields
May
7
2019
University Settles Claims Involving Use of Retirement Plan Participant Data For Cross-Selling by Recordkeeper Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
6
2019
EEOC Announces Decision to Collect 2017 Employee Pay Data, in Addition to 2018 Pay Data, by September 30, 2019 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
6
2019
Dynamex Goes Back In Time Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
May
6
2019
EEOC Compliance Update: Employers Must Now Also Submit 2017 EEO-1 Component 2 Data by September 30 ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
6
2019
Salesperson or Outside Salesperson - What’s the Difference? Foley & Lardner LLP
May
6
2019
Update: Key Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Compliance Dates Extended Foley & Lardner LLP
May
6
2019
Maine and Cincinnati (Ohio) Join the Growing List of Jurisdictions Banning Salary History Inquiries Faegre Drinker
May
6
2019
Employee’s Receipt of Social Security Benefits May Prevent a Subsequent Claim for Disability Discrimination under the ADA Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
6
2019
Employers Must File EEO-1 Component 2 Data by September 30, 2019 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
6
2019
The EEO-1 Saga Continues — An Appeal, Additional Requirements, and More… Proskauer Rose LLP
May
6
2019
EEOC Provides Pay Data Reporting Update Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
5
2019
Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave Releases Updated Proposed Regulations, Provides Tools for Employers, Employees, and Covered Individuals Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
4
2019
Amendment of Mexican Labor Law Is Finally Effective Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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