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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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Jan
15
2019
Six Tips For Managers When Assessing Automation Hazards Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
15
2019
California Legislature Considers Two Bills Related to Independent Contractor Misclassification Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
14
2019
OFCCP Implements Early Resolution Procedures To Expedite Compliance Audits Polsinelli PC
Jan
14
2019
Ninth and Eleventh Circuits: Reporting To Work Impaired, Failing Drug Test, And Failing To Request Accommodation Doom Employees’ ADA Discrimination Lawsuits Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
14
2019
Under Developing IRS Guidance (Not Final), an Employer Would Be Able to Fully Satisfy ACA’s Employer Mandate Without Maintaining Group Health Plan Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
14
2019
IRS Releases Interim Guidance on New Excise Tax on Executive Compensation Paid by Tax-Exempt Organizations Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
14
2019
New Overtime Rule Soon to Make Its Appearance Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
14
2019
Massachusetts’s New Requirements for Calculating Tipped Employees’ Wages Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
14
2019
Washington State Set to Substantially Increase the Salary Required for Exempt Status and Make Other Changes to White Collar Exemptions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
14
2019
Amendment to the FAR Rule on Human Trafficking Defines “Recruitment Fees” Faegre Drinker
Jan
14
2019
Proposed New Overtime Rule Headed to Executive Branch for Review Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
14
2019
Retiring Physician? Some Things To Consider Before Hanging Up Your Stethoscope Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jan
13
2019
Bargaining Unit Can Still Be ‘Micro’ under ‘Community of Interest’ Standard Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
12
2019
Federal Court of Appeals To Decide Whether Morbid Obesity Is An Impairment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2019
NLRB Majority: Unqualified Notice to Picket Jobsite Where Neutrals Are Present Violates Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
11
2019
California Piece-Rate Law Upheld by Court of Appeal Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2019
Beltway Buzz, January 11, 2019 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
11
2019
Back from the Dead: The Revival of the 80/20 Rule Polsinelli PC
Jan
11
2019
E-Verify Suspended Due to the Government Shutdown Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
11
2019
New Year's Resolution: Prepare Yourself for an IRS or DOL Plan Audit Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
11
2019
Michigan Bars State Employer Inquiries into Salary History Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2019
Massachusetts Sets Date for Publication of Draft Regulations on Paid Family and Medical Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
10
2019
Partial Government Shutdown Causes Full-Blown Headache for Employers Using E-Verify Jones Walker LLP
Jan
10
2019
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects ‘Wholly Groundless’ Exception to Delegation Clauses in Arbitration Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
10
2019
The Proposed Expansion of Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Is This a Game Changer for Employers? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
10
2019
Illinois Employers Must Reimburse Employee Expenses Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
10
2019
Best Interest and Best Practices #12: What Does Best Interest Mean . . . In the Real World? (part 4) Faegre Drinker
Jan
10
2019
OSHA Safety Inspections by Drone Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
10
2019
FCRA Class Action Survives Early Procedural Challenge Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
9
2019
Time for 2019 Manufacturing Law Predictions: Drum Roll Please! Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
9
2019
Trend of Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Company Websites Discriminate Against Disabled Individuals Expected to Continue in 2019 von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jan
9
2019
Can My Employees Do That? [Podcast] Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
9
2019
Philadelphia Increases Minimum Wage Rate for City Workers and Contractors Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
9
2019
Department of Labor Applies Ministerial Exception Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
9
2019
IRS Reporting Requirements – 2018 Employee Stock Transactions Bracewell LLP
 

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