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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
28
2019
Supreme Court Gives Teeth to Delegation Clauses in Arbitration Provisions Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
28
2019
Illinois Supreme Court Holds No Showing of Actual Harm Needed to State Claim Under Biometric Information Privacy Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
28
2019
NYC’s Proposed Legislation Protecting the Right to Disconnect During Non-Work Hours The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC - NLR
Jan
28
2019
Employer Use of Criminal Records of Applicants Limited in U.S. Virgin Islands Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
28
2019
OFCCP Invites Contractors to Submit “Burning Questions” Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
28
2019
OSHA Penalty Increases Take Effect; Annual Summary Posting and Reporting Deadlines Are Near Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
28
2019
NLRB Replaces Its Test for Distinguishing Between Employees and Independent Contractors – Returns to Pre-2014 Common Law Based Test Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
28
2019
Employee Handbooks: What’s New and Why Does It Matter? Faegre Drinker
Jan
28
2019
Do I Have to Grant Leave for Employee Requests to Attend Their Children’s School Activities? Maybe in California Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
28
2019
Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation – Illinois Supreme Court Holds That a Technical Violation of Statutory Biometric Rights is Sufficient to Bring a Claim Faegre Drinker
Jan
28
2019
Equitable Distribution of Equity Income: M.G. v. S.M., _ N.J. Super. _ (App. Div. 2018 Stark & Stark
Jan
28
2019
Super Bowl Fever: Tips for Keeping the Workplace Cool as Temperatures Rise Polsinelli PC
Jan
28
2019
NLRB Begins to “Restore” the Appropriate Standard for Defining “Concerted Activity” Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
28
2019
The biggest workplace issue in 2019 will be getting people with the right skills, says recent poll Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
28
2019
A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments:January 2019 Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
28
2019
Individuals Need Not Allege Actual Injury to Sue for Damages Under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
28
2019
The Eyes are the Window to the Soul…and Liquidated Damages: Illinois Supreme Court Raises the Stakes on Employer Use of Biometric Data Polsinelli PC
Jan
28
2019
NLRB Decision Shines Spotlight on “Entrepreneurial Opportunity,” Returns to Prior Independent Contractor Analysis Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
27
2019
Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Law Actual Harm Not Required to Sue Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
26
2019
OSHA Releases Revisions to Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
26
2019
NLRB Overrules Obama-Board Independent Contractor Precedent, Reinstates Common Law Test Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
26
2019
Illinois Supreme Court: BIPA Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Show Actual Harm To Have Standing Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
26
2019
NIOSH Publishes Nanotechnology Research Plan for 2018-2025 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jan
26
2019
BIPA ALERT: An Opening of the Litigation Floodgates? Vedder Price
Jan
26
2019
“No Harm, Still Foul”: Actual Harm Not Required for Plaintiffs Under Illinois Biometric Privacy Act K&L Gates
Jan
26
2019
Independent Contractor Test the Subject of Two California Assembly Bills Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
25
2019
OSHA Rolls Back Obama-Era Reporting Requirements to Protect Employee Privacy Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
25
2019
Recovering After the Shutdown: Proposed Legislation to Guarantee Back Pay for Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
25
2019
Beltway Buzz, January 25, 2019 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
25
2019
Illinois Employers Beware: State Supreme Court Finds No Harm Required Under Biometric Law Faegre Drinker
Jan
25
2019
Actual Harm Not Required to Sue Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
25
2019
More Conflict Regarding NLRB’s Pending Joint-Employer Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
25
2019
2019 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook For Manufacturers Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
25
2019
New Expense Reimbursement Requirements in Illinois Leave Employers Guessing Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
25
2019
Report Shows Union Membership Rates Declined in 2018 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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