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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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Aug
2
2018
UPDATE: Model FMLA Forms Expiration Date Extended Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
2
2018
Changes Coming to NLRB’s Stance On Company E-Mail Policies? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
2
2018
Failure to Hire Due to “Jewish Blood” May Constitute Race Discrimination Under Title VII Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2018
Watching the Clock: California Appellate Court Affirms Rounding Rules Polsinelli PC
Aug
1
2018
[Podcast]: QDROs in 10 Easy Steps Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
1
2018
OFCCP Releases Description of “What Contractors Can Expect” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2018
Moving The Needle: NLRB GC Announces Agency Process Changes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
1
2018
Second Circuit Requires Reevaluation of ERISA Attorney Fee Judgment Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
1
2018
Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Took Effect July 1, 2018 Faegre Drinker
Aug
1
2018
You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Employers Don’t Have to Provide an Accommodation Requested by an Employee if There Are Other Reasonable Alternatives Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2018
New NYC Law Requires Employers to Engage in “Cooperative Dialogue” for Workplace Accommodations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
31
2018
Puerto Rico Law Authorizes Pay Deductions as Repayment for Employer-Provided Emergency Aid Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
Co-Worker Immunity in the Context of the Employer-Controlled Commute Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
OFCCP Director Resigns Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
31
2018
OSHA Proposes Amending Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
California Supreme Court to Advise Ninth Circuit on Several Wage and Hour Issues Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
ERISA Preempts State Regulation of PBM–Pharmacy Pricing Agreements McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
31
2018
PODCAST: What's the Deal with Employee Handbook Rules? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
PODCAST: Top Tips for Concluding Investigatory Interviews Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
Required Reading: Hardship Distribution Rules have Changed Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
31
2018
OSHA Proposes Revision to Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
31
2018
Ninth Circuit Determines Employment Agreement Does Not Require Arbitration of Certain ERISA Claims Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
Fifth Circuit Finds Employer’s Peer Review Process Does Not Constitute an Adverse Employment Action Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
31
2018
Ninth Circuit Finds California's Ban On Non-Compete Agreement Can Extend To Substantial Professional Restraints Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
31
2018
Massachusetts Noncompete Legislation Moves One Step Closer to Enactment Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
30
2018
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Field Assistance Bulletin on Employee/Independent Contractor Classification for Home Care Workers Polsinelli PC
Jul
30
2018
Online Forum Activity = Protected Concerted Activity Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
30
2018
The Heat Is On: Is Your Company in Compliance with State Sun and Heat Worker Protections? Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
30
2018
Employment Law This Week: ADA Special Edition Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
30
2018
California Supreme Court Says Employers Must Pay for Several Minutes of Off-the-Clock Work Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
30
2018
California Supreme Court’s Clarification of De Minimis Doctrine Leaves Many Questions Unanswered – and Does Little to Ease Plaintiffs’ Path to Class Certification Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
30
2018
Nominated or Not -- Basic Rules of Subcontracting in Poland K&L Gates
Jul
30
2018
Court Grants Judgment and Injunction in Favor of EEOC In Americans With Disabilities Act Lawsuit: UPS Freight's Policy of Paying Disabled Drivers Less Violates Federal Law, Court Rules U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jul
30
2018
OSHA Proposes to Revise Electronic Submissions to Require Only 300A Forms Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
30
2018
Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Race-Based Minimum Wage Statute Challenge Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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