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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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Feb
4
2019
H-1B Update: DHS Publishes Final Rule Amending Application Process for upcoming H-1B Lottery (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
4
2019
Eleventh Circuit to Undertake Full-Court Review of Challenge to Alabama Law Prohibiting Local Minimum Wage Laws Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
4
2019
Privacy Concerns Lead OSHA to Rescind its Electronic Filing Requirement Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
4
2019
Biometric Privacy: Illinois Supreme Court Decision Allows Claims to Proceed Without Showing of Actual Harm Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
3
2019
Illinois Supreme Court Decides Actual Harm Not Necessary to Sue under BIPA Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
3
2019
EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
3
2019
Is Paris Burning? France Considers Whether Damages for Employee Dismissals Should Be Capped Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
2
2019
The Limits of Age Discrimination Claims: 7th Circuit Issues Employer-Friendly Decision Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
1
2019
Warning: CSALs Will Not Be Sent In The Mail Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
1
2019
Illinois Law Now Requires Employers to Reimburse Employee Business Expenses Vedder Price
Feb
1
2019
2018 EEO-1 Survey Site Will Open in Early March 2019 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
1
2019
Beltway Buzz, February 1, 2019 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
1
2019
OSHA Removes Key Provisions of Obama-Era Electronic Reporting Rule K&L Gates
Feb
1
2019
Teamsters Challenges Federal Agency Decision on California Break Rules on Interstate Truck Drivers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
1
2019
Governor Cuomo Announces Proposal to Crack Down on Wage Theft Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
1
2019
Employee’s Complaint About Low Tippers Not Protected Concerted Activity, NLRB Majority Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
1
2019
Another Win for Arbitration: Supreme Court Rejects “Wholly Groundless” Exception to Arbitrability Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
1
2019
Indiana Supreme Court Rules Driver Not Employee of Business Connecting Drivers with Customers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
1
2019
Illinois Supreme Court BIPA Ruling Triggers Risks for Private Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
1
2019
“Predictive Hiring Tools” – Buyer Beware Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
1
2019
National Labor Relations Board Issues Decision Overruling Obama-Era Independent Contractor Test: What This Means For (Putative) Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2019
CSALs Are Coming, But Not In The Mail Polsinelli PC
Jan
31
2019
Super Bowl Sunday Considerations Following the Murphy Decision? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
31
2019
Older, Wiser, and Out of Luck: Seventh Circuit Decision Limits Job Applicants’ Right to File Age Discrimination Claims (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
31
2019
National Labor Relations Board Returns to Longstanding Independent Contractor Standard Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
31
2019
8th Circuit Ruling Impacting Commercial Payer Practices Polsinelli PC
Jan
31
2019
Another Reversal by the Trump Board! Traditional Independent Contractor Test Restored Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
31
2019
Nursing Shortage Expected to Continue Through 2024: How CMS Is Easing the Burden on Hospice Agencies Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
31
2019
U.S. Department of Labor Appoints Three New Members to the ARB Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
31
2019
OSHA Publishes Final Rule Revising Requirements for Electronic Reporting of Injury and Illness Data Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
31
2019
Employment Law Basics in California [Podcast] Mintz
Jan
31
2019
NLRB Chairman Fires Back at Request to Withdraw Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Joint Employment Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
31
2019
Airline Ordered to Pay Flight Attendants $77 Million in Damages Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
31
2019
Extension of IR35 to Private Sector, Part 1 – No Risk of Premature Elucidation (UK) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
31
2019
Another Confirmation Hearing Expected for OSHA Nominee Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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