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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
30
2019
Maine Becomes the First State to Mandate Paid Leave for Any Reason Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
29
2019
Ireland Moves Forward with New Parental Leave Policies Proskauer Rose LLP
May
29
2019
Key Contractual Provisions for Employers to Incorporate in Documents with Confidentiality Covenants [Podcast] Proskauer Rose LLP
May
29
2019
NLRB Announces New Rulemaking Priorities (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
29
2019
Legal Pot = Storm Clouds for Manufacturers Robinson & Cole LLP
May
29
2019
Updates Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Law Poster Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
29
2019
Later knowledge taints earlier dismissal – employers’ duties in appeals (UK) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
29
2019
IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Limitations for 2020 Proskauer Rose LLP
May
29
2019
New York City Council to Consider Expanding Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to Require “Personal Time” Proskauer Rose LLP
May
29
2019
Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Internal Investigations Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
28
2019
Scribe-X Northwest to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
28
2019
It’s Official: Connecticut Minimum Wage Will Increase to $15.00 per Hour Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
28
2019
An Increasingly Hairy Situation: Discriminatory Employment Decisions Based on Hairstyles Proskauer Rose LLP
May
28
2019
An Employee Leaves ... Now What? Foley & Lardner LLP
May
28
2019
Court Says Massachusetts Commission-Only Inside Sales Employees Are Entitled to Separate Overtime and Sunday Premium Pay Foley & Lardner LLP
May
28
2019
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Retroactivity and Expansion of the California Independent Contractor Test Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
28
2019
NLRB Shows Its Hand: Shift Toward Employer-Friendly Standards to Continue Ballard Spahr LLP
May
28
2019
New York City Ban on Pre-Employment Drug Testing Won’t Apply to (most) Healthcare Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
28
2019
EEOC on Target to Open Pay Data Collection Portal In July Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
28
2019
Colorado Enacts Comprehensive Equal Pay Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
28
2019
SEC Awards Whistleblower More Than $4.5 Million Proskauer Rose LLP
May
28
2019
Texas Paid Sick Leave: Dallas and San Antonio Employers Should be Prepared for Paid Sick Leave Laws by August 1 Absent Prompt Legislative or Court Intervention Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
28
2019
Oregon Enacts Pregnancy Accommodations Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2019
Lakeshore Sport and Fitness to Pay $45,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
26
2019
USCIS Completes Data Entry for FY 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions Pierce Atwood LLP
May
24
2019
New Mexico Passes Ban-the-Box and Expungement Laws Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
24
2019
Oregon Modifies Noncompete Law for 2020 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
24
2019
Colorado Enacts Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Effective 2021 Ballard Spahr LLP
May
24
2019
Beltway Buzz, May 24, 2019 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
24
2019
Changes Coming: NLRB Considers Rulemaking on Ambush Elections and More Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
24
2019
Economic, Executive Tenure, and Employee Wage Trends for the Board McDermott Will & Emery
May
24
2019
Connecticut Likely To Become Latest State to Adopt $15 Minimum Wage Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
24
2019
Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
23
2019
How do International Tech Companies Establish a Business in the UK? K&L Gates
May
23
2019
Eastern District Of New York Refuses To Enforce An ERISA Anti-Assignment Provision Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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