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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

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May
20
2019
DIY: IRS Expands the Self-Correction Program to Allow for Correction of Certain Operational Errors via Retroactive Plan Amendment Foley & Lardner LLP
May
20
2019
A Sign of the Times? Tennessee Expands Anti-Bullying Law To Private Employers Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
May
20
2019
Former Employee's Release Agreement Bars ERISA Claim Against ESOP Fiduciary McDermott Will & Emery
May
20
2019
State Law Round-Up: Developments in Wage and Hour (CO, MA, ME, WA), Non-Compete (WA), Commuter Benefits (NJ), Sexual Harassment (DE), and Sick Leave (Dallas and Minneapolis) Laws. (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
20
2019
Policy Options for Dealing with the Crazy Quilt of Paid Sick Leave Requirements Foley & Lardner LLP
May
20
2019
Dallas, Texas Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law, But Its Future Remains in Question Proskauer Rose LLP
May
20
2019
Update on Bofl SOX Whistleblower Litigation Proskauer Rose LLP
May
20
2019
A Numbers Game: Labor Board Rules on Successor Employer’s Bargaining Obligation Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
19
2019
Kansas School District to Pay $11,250 to Settle Equal Pay Act Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
19
2019
2019 EPLI Trends Report Published Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
18
2019
Slides Available from ACS Webinar on Working Safely with Nanomaterials in the Laboratory Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
May
18
2019
Corizon Health / Corizon LLC to Pay $950,000 to Settle Nationwide EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
17
2019
DHS Announces That It Will Issue 30,000 Additional H-2B Visas in Response to High Demand Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
17
2019
NLRB General Counsel Advice Memorandum Is “Uber” Favorable For Gig Economy Companies Utilizing Independent Contractors (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
17
2019
Changes on the Horizon for Washington State’s Pay Equity Law: Salary History Inquiries Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
17
2019
Colorado Enacts New Wage Theft Statute; Employers Could Face Felony Charges Ballard Spahr LLP
May
17
2019
Minnesota Legislative Update, Part III: Regular Session Winds Down With Many Bills Left in the Hopper Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
17
2019
New York City Bars Pre-employment Marijuana Testing Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
17
2019
Expansive Amendments to New York Whistleblower Protection Law Introduced Proskauer Rose LLP
May
17
2019
Federal Court Allows Class Action Website Disability Access Case to Proceed Against An Employer Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
17
2019
Beltway Buzz, May 17, 2019 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
17
2019
Seeing Smoke Ahead: Cal/OSHA Proposes Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke Exposure Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
17
2019
Westchester County, New York to Require Paid Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence Proskauer Rose LLP
May
17
2019
Labor Board Upholds Employers Right to Provide Truthful Information about Right to Work Laws Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
17
2019
Hospital Privileges Do Not Confer Employment Status For Purposes of Title VII Liability, Seventh Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
17
2019
Using a Cat to Chase the Inflatable Rat: NLRB General Counsel Urged Reconsideration of Board Precedent Regarding Banners and Signal Picketing of Neutral Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
May
16
2019
What Processing Delays in Immigration Cases Mean Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
16
2019
California Employment Law Notes - May 2019 Proskauer Rose LLP
May
16
2019
Employer’s Campaign Prediction That Employees Would Have To Join Union And Pay Dues As Condition Of Employment Not Coercive, NLRB Majority Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
May
16
2019
Indiana Law Now Allows Paycheck Deductions for Uniform Rentals Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
16
2019
Governor Sununu Vetoes The NH Legislature’s Paid Family Medical Leave Plan Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
16
2019
Class-Wide Arbitration May Not Be Compelled in the Face of an “Ambiguous” Arbitration Agreement Vedder Price
May
16
2019
Florida’s 2019 Legislative Session Yields Bills Related to Vaping in the Workplace and Unemployment Benefits for Domestic Violence Victims Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
16
2019
FMLA Leave: When Can Employers Prorate Bonus Payments? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
16
2019
Ninth Circuit Holds ABC Test Applies Retroactively Vedder Price
 

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