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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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May
3
2018
California Rewrites the Independent Contractor Test – What Your Business Needs To Do Now to Pass It Mintz
May
3
2018
New Jersey Sick Leave Patchwork Mended – Statewide Law Passed! (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
3
2018
UFC Enters NLRB Independent Contractor Cage Match Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
3
2018
Big Law Hit With A Gender, Pregnancy, And Maternity Discrimination Class Action Faegre Drinker
May
3
2018
Recent Studies Indicate More Workers Dying on the Job Clifford Law Offices
May
3
2018
Philadelphia’s Salary History Inquiry Ban Violates the First Amendment, Federal Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
3
2018
New Jersey Legislative Update: Equal Pay and Paid Sick Leave Mintz
May
3
2018
New Jersey Enacts Comprehensive Equal Pay Law. What Employers Need to Know. Faegre Drinker
May
3
2018
Employer-Provided Tax Preparation Services Are Includible In Employees’ Gross Income Armstrong Teasdale
May
2
2018
Chicago Federal Court Rejects Retaliatory Discharge Claim Due To Existence Of SOX Whistleblower Claim Proskauer Rose LLP
May
2
2018
“I Can See Clearly Now” - DOL Issues Wage And Hour Opinion Letters Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
2
2018
New Jersey Equal Pay Act Signed Into Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
2
2018
Time To Get PAID: DOL Announces Nationwide Program Aimed At Settling FLSA Violations Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
2
2018
Legal Issues for High-Growth Technology Companies: The Series Wiggin and Dana LLP
May
2
2018
A fully Qualified Promise is No Promise Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2018
Agreed Bases of Plea in UK Health and Safety Prosecutions – Potentially Helpful But Not Binding Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
2
2018
Louisiana Court Clarifies Prescriptive Period Under State Employment Discrimination Law Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
2
2018
Massachusetts Modifies “Ban the Box” Law Proskauer Rose LLP
May
2
2018
California Supreme Court Ruling to Give More Workers Employee Status Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
2
2018
Ontario Finalizes Pay Transparency Act, 2018, Targeting Large Employers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
2
2018
Don’t Pick and Choose: Company’s Inconsistent Rules Enforcement Results in Employee Terminations Being Overturned Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
2
2018
Gender-coded words in UK job advertisements laid bare Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
2
2018
Philadelphia’s Pay Equity Ordinance: When May Employers Request and Consider Salary Information in Light of the Latest Challenge? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
1
2018
The Times They Are A Changin’: Minnesota Bill Would Remove “Severe or Pervasive” Sexual Harassment Standard Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
1
2018
The Dynamex Decision: The California Supreme Court Restricts Use of Independent Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
1
2018
New Paid Family & Medical Leave Tax Credit for Businesses Covington & Burling LLP
May
1
2018
More on Medical Marijuana – Will Ohio Protect Employers’ Zero-Tolerance Policies? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
1
2018
The Jig Is Up: California Supreme Court Asserts New Independent Contractor Test Impacting The “Gig Economy” and Companies Engaging Independent Contractors Foley & Lardner LLP
May
1
2018
Is It A Union? That is the Question Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
1
2018
Employment Law This Week May 1, 2018: NJ’s Equal Pay Act, FLSA Opt-Ins, “Ambush Election” Rule, Guidance on New Tax Credit [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
1
2018
California Abandons 30-Year-Old Test For Determining Independent-Contractor Status, Broadens Definition Of “Employee” Proskauer Rose LLP
May
1
2018
Are You Interfering With FMLA Rights If You Offer The Option to Work During Leave? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
30
2018
California Legislature Introduces Bill That Could Result In Massive Penalties For Employers For Late Payment of Wages Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
30
2018
Ninth Circuit Reverses Course on Whether Salary History Justifies Pay Differences Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
30
2018
It’s Groundhog Day: Massachusetts Legislature Again Proposes Comprehensive Noncompete Law Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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