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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
15
2018
Frustrations Grow as Nominations are Delayed Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
15
2018
DOL Clarifies Rules for FMLA-Related Breaks Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
14
2018
Governor Cuomo Signs New York State Budget Anti-Harassment Provisions Into Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
14
2018
DOL Clears Up Travel Time Issue For Employees With No “Normal Working Hours” Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
13
2018
Senate Confirms John Ring to Restore Full Five-Member NLRB Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2019 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
13
2018
New York City Council Enacts Package of Bills to Combat Sexual Harassment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
13
2018
Ninth Circuit’s Decision Holds That Salary History Is Not a Defense to Equal Pay Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
New Jersey Legislature Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
13
2018
UPDATE: Does Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors Violate Labor Law? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
13
2018
Beltway Buzz, April 13, 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
Washington Prohibits Nondisclosure Agreements Related to Sexual Harassment or Assault Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
DOJ Antitrust Division Follows Through on Warnings Regarding Antitrust Scrutiny of Employer Non-Solicitation Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
WHD Opinion Letter Finally Resolves Question Surrounding Lump-Sum Payments and Garnishments Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
Must an Employer Pay for Frequent FMLA Breaks? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
12
2018
Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Now Mandatory for California Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
12
2018
Contract Corner: Is It Time for Form NDA Spring Cleaning? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
12
2018
Department of Justice Brings the First Employment-Related Antitrust Case Since the October 2016 Guidance Statement Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
12
2018
Tax hope for personal service company workers in hypothetical employment contract fight Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
12
2018
Colorado Places New Limitation on Physician Restrictive Covenants Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
12
2018
What Employers Need to Know Now About the Ninth Circuit’s Salary History Decision Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
12
2018
Airlines Association Files Another Lawsuit Challenging Massachusetts Paid Sick Leave Law Polsinelli PC
Apr
12
2018
States’ Attorneys General Throw Shade on USDOL’s “PAID” Program Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
11
2018
Sick Leave Entitlements on the Rise in CA? A Pending CA Bill Is Looking to Do Just That. Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
11
2018
The Bubbler - April 2018 Mintz
Apr
11
2018
ESOP Litigation Trends: Department of Labor Voids Fiduciary Indemnification Agreements to Reach Settlements McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
11
2018
Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Guidance on Pay Equity Law Mintz
Apr
11
2018
California Legislature Pounces on Employers With 12 New Bills Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
11
2018
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Invalidates the 2016 Final Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule and Related Prohibited Transaction Exemptions Mintz
Apr
11
2018
The Fiduciary Rule: What’s Next (Part 2)?: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #86 Faegre Drinker
Apr
11
2018
Another Court Grants Summary Judgment to FCA Defendant Based on Escobar’s Materiality Standard McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
11
2018
Senate Confirms Ring to NLRB, Restoring 3-2 Republican Majority Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
11
2018
Legitimate Business Interests: The Touchstone of Non-Competes Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
11
2018
Gridlock Broken: Senate Confirms John Ring as Newest Member of NLRB Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
11
2018
Labour's First 100 Days for Workplace Law K&L Gates
 

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