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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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Jan
10
2018
DOJ Announces a New FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
10
2018
U.S. Department of Labor Reissues 17 Bush-Era Opinion Letters Polsinelli PC
Jan
10
2018
Government Not Ending H-1B Extensions, USCIS Says Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
10
2018
Thank You IRS: Extensions for This Year’s ACA Tax Reporting Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
10
2018
Wisconsin Employee May Prosecute WFEA Claims Against Employer Despite Valid Waiver and Release of Claims Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
10
2018
Plan Sponsor Update - The Impact of Tax Reform on Qualified Plans and Fringe Benefits Faegre Drinker
Jan
10
2018
The DOL Just Flipped Its Position on Paying Interns Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
10
2018
Article 29 Working Party Releases Guideline WP260 on Transparency under the GDPR Faegre Drinker
Jan
10
2018
Article 29 Working Party Releases Guideline WP259 on Consent under the GDPR Faegre Drinker
Jan
10
2018
Obesity Discrimination Claims Allowed to Proceed Under California Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
10
2018
Contracts in football – the unconventional, bizarre and shocking Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
10
2018
The Department of Labor’s Newly Issued Association Health Plan Proposed Regulations Include Welcome Changes for Employers But Would Present State Regulatory Challenges Mintz
Jan
10
2018
U.S. Employers with EU Employees Gearing Up for GDPR Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
10
2018
H-1B Filing Season Is Here Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
10
2018
Dirty Money: Report Shows Union Corruption Still Widespread Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
10
2018
Enhancing benefits for new fathers in Hong Kong Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
10
2018
Rumored Changes to the H Visa Category Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
10
2018
New Tax Reform Bill Stifles #MeToo Settlement Deductions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
10
2018
MSHA Penalties Increased for 2018 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
9
2018
Massachusetts Employers Should Prepare for Penalties and Other Changes to Law Regarding Health Care Contributions Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
9
2018
Discretionary Management of IRAs: Prohibited Transaction Issues for RIAs- Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #76 Faegre Drinker
Jan
9
2018
Labor Department Hits the Brakes on Class Actions by Interns Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
9
2018
Preventing Harassment Claims in the Restaurant Industry Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
9
2018
Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance Issues Final Regulations Implementing the EMAC Supplemental Mintz
Jan
9
2018
U.S. Department of Labor Abandons Strict, Six-Factor Intern Test In Favor Of Flexible “Primary Beneficiary” Test (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
9
2018
DOL Revives Slate of FLSA Opinion Letters From 2009 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
9
2018
Labor Board Sets New Standard for Determining Lawfulness of Facially Neutral Workplace Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
9
2018
Tax Reform and Employee Benefits – What You Need to Know Now Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
9
2018
New laws to take effect in 2018. Are you ready? Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
9
2018
NLRB working overtime to level the playing field Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
9
2018
What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes: Not Adequately Investigating a Potential FMLA Abuse SItuation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
9
2018
More news on sexual harassment, but not what you think Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
9
2018
Union Retirees Win Certification In Class Action Regarding Lifetime Medical Insurance Benefits Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
9
2018
A PAGA case cannot stand without standing: Court of Appeal affirms trial court’s dismissal of PAGA action after the plaintiff settles his individual Labor Code claims in arbitration. Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
9
2018
DOL Gives Credit to Unpaid Student Interns After Getting Schooled by the Courts Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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