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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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Nov
26
2018
Austin Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law Preempted by Texas Minimum Wage Act, Third Court of Appeals Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
26
2018
Legal Career: What Does A First-Year Law Associate Do? PracticePanther
Nov
26
2018
IRS Announces 2019 Benefit Plan Dollar Limits Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Nov
26
2018
New Research Sheds Light On The Glass Ceiling In Corporate America [VIDEO] Zuckerman Law
Nov
26
2018
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Continue to Decline Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
26
2018
Snooping Employee Dooms Her Title VII Claims By Unauthorized Disclosure of Personnel Files (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
25
2018
Alameda In-Home Senior Care Provider Settles EEOC Harassment Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
23
2018
Kentucky Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Right to Work Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
23
2018
Murex Petroleum Corp. to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
22
2018
New York’s High Court Strikes Down Governor Cuomo’s “Soft Cap” on Executive Compensation for Health Care Providers Receiving State Funds, Yet Upholds Limitations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
21
2018
OFCCP Eases Requirements for Contracts to Provide California Wildfire Relief Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
21
2018
Texas Appellate Court Rules Austin City Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Unconstitutional Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
21
2018
Three New State Laws Legalize Marijuana Use, Sparking More Confusion and Igniting Further Conflict With Federal Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
21
2018
New York’s Minimum Salary for Exemption and Minimum Hourly Wage Increasing in the New Year Wiggin and Dana LLP
Nov
21
2018
DOL Implements New LCA Form Effective Nov. 19, 2018 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
21
2018
Year-end Reminder: 2018 Changes to ERISA Claims Procedures Apply to More than Just Long Term Disability Plans Wiggin and Dana LLP
Nov
21
2018
Developing Best Practices for Addressing Workplace Violence in the Homecare and Assisted Living Settings Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
21
2018
Another Circuit Prompts the Supreme Court to Resolve Title VII Sexual Orientation Claims Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
20
2018
IRS Issues Additional Guidance on Health Reimbursement Arrangements Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
20
2018
Exempt Employees: What Is the Reasonable Relationship Test and When Does it Exist Between Weekly Salary and Usual Earnings? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
20
2018
Employers Asserting “Essential Job Function” Defense Need a Clear Job Description Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
20
2018
Right-to-Work Law Gets Stamp of Approval From Kentucky Supreme Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
20
2018
Punishing Unlawful Employers – Juries Say #MeToo Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Nov
20
2018
Recent Employee-Friendly Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act Include Updated Posting and Handbook Requirements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
20
2018
Employers with Massachusetts Employees Must File Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure Form by November 30 McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
20
2018
Labor Department Abandons ‘80/20’ Tip Credit Rule, to Relief of Restaurant, Hospitality Industries Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
20
2018
Severance: Practical Guidance for the Departing Executive Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Nov
20
2018
Performance Evaluations: What Your Employment Lawyer Would Like You to Know Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Nov
20
2018
Five Weeks’ Vacation for Everybody?! (CZ) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
20
2018
UK Home Office over-reaches itself on Modern Slavery Act Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
20
2018
Title VII and LGBT Rights: The Current Landscape Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
20
2018
#MeToo Changes the Face of Sexual Harassment Litigation for Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
19
2018
An Accommodation Request? But We Were Just Talking! Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
19
2018
You Can Pay Exempt Employees Their Guaranteed Salaries on an Hourly, Daily, or Shift Basis, and the Department of Labor Has Given Some Tips on How to Do It Correctly Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
19
2018
No Adverse Employment Action, No Failure-to-Accommodate Claim, Tenth Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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