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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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Apr
23
2018
UPDATE: New York City Council Enacts Package of Legislation Aimed at Strengthening Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies Murtha Cullina
Apr
23
2018
USCIS Introduces Onsite Training Restriction on Staffing Agencies Hiring OPT STEM Students Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
23
2018
New York State and City Pass Sweeping Anti-Sexual Harassment Laws Amid #MeToo Vedder Price
Apr
23
2018
Sexual Misconduct and the Definition of “Cause” Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Apr
23
2018
Lost In The Mail: Invalid Mailing Addresses Cost Company Union Election Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
23
2018
Pennsylvania Federal Court Rules that Drivers are Properly Classified as Independent Contractors Faegre Drinker
Apr
23
2018
“Janitor Problem” Sinks Illinois Non-Compete Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
23
2018
Unplug: Will Employees Soon Have The “Right to Disconnect?” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
23
2018
Sexual Harassment Bills to Watch Before the California Legislature Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
22
2018
Macy’s To Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr
21
2018
Hertz to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr
21
2018
Massachusetts Adjusts Limits on Employer Inquiries into Job Applicants’ Criminal History Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
20
2018
Brazilian Labor Courts Continue to Emphasize Importance of Non-Compete Clause Limitations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
20
2018
En Banc Panel Rules in Favor For Administrator In Pay Disparity Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
20
2018
Protecting Executive Compensation at Time of Separation: There is No Such Thing as “Boilerplate” Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Apr
20
2018
IRS Issues Guidance FAQs Regarding the Paid Family Leave Federal Tax Credit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
20
2018
Beltway Buzz, April 20, 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
20
2018
Washington State Legislature Passes Pay Equity and “Me Too” Legislation K&L Gates
Apr
20
2018
UK Proposals To Fight Workplace Sexual Harassment Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
20
2018
DOJ Targets No-Poach Agreements Among Competitors Mintz
Apr
20
2018
Employers Cannot Consider Prior Salary History to Justify Wage Gap under the Federal Equal Pay Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
20
2018
Defining Who Is Part of the FLSA Collective Action Party Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
19
2018
Title VII In Transition? Texas Federal Court Rules That Anti-Discrimination Statute Protects Transgender Individuals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
19
2018
DOJ Announces First Settlement Under Trump Administration Regarding “No-Poach” Agreement Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
19
2018
New York State’s Latest Push to Broaden Salary History Ban Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
19
2018
New York Mandates Sexual-Harassment Prevention Requirements for Private Employers (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
19
2018
Business and Employee Safety During Crisis Explored at RIMS 2018 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Apr
19
2018
Westchester County, New York Enacts Salary History Inquiry Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
19
2018
The Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops on the Equal Pay Act, Butting Heads with the Seventh Circuit Polsinelli PC
Apr
19
2018
Marijuana in the Golden State: California Lawmakers Seek to Protect Medical-Marijuana Users in the Workplace Faegre Drinker
Apr
19
2018
Zero-Tolerance for Upside-Down Burritos Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
19
2018
DOL Publishes New Fact Sheet Regarding Overtime Regulations for Higher Education Employees Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
19
2018
April 18, 2018 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: Trending Topics in Employment-Based Immigration Law Murtha Cullina
Apr
18
2018
DOL Issues New Opinion Letters on Wage and Hour Issues – Compensability of Health-Related Rest Breaks Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
18
2018
Update: New York State Passes Budget, Creates New Sexual Harassment Obligations For Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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