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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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Mar
3
2017
Inspector General Concludes that Marshalls Service Official Violated the Whistleblower Protection Act Zuckerman Law
Mar
3
2017
By the Numbers: Women in the Workforce Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
3
2017
Saint Louis is Raising the Minimum Wage Polsinelli PC
Mar
3
2017
California Court of Appeal Requires Separate Compensation for Time Spent During Rest Periods to Hourly Employees Paid on a Commission-Only Basis Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
3
2017
Court Upholds Dismissal of Employee Based on Refusal to Submit to Reasonable Suspicion Drug Test Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
3
2017
GAO Report Calls for Improvements in Government Contractor Whistleblower Protections Zuckerman Law
Mar
3
2017
Recruitment and Wage and Hour Law in Ontario Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
3
2017
5 Tips for SEC Whistleblowers and Lessons Learned from SEC Whistleblower Awards Zuckerman Law
Mar
3
2017
UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting: What You Need to Know McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
2
2017
EEOC Subpoena Power: Where, and When, Does It End? Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
2
2017
Dealing with Problem Employees Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
New Jersey Court Strikes Down ‘Ambiguous’ Jury-Waiver Agreement Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Feb. 13 – 17: United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Safeway Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
2
2017
DOL Proposes 60-Day Fiduciary Rule Delay ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
2
2017
DOL Proposes Delay of Fiduciary Rule Applicability Date Faegre Drinker
Mar
2
2017
Part I of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: Psychologists and Psychiatrists Faegre Drinker
Mar
2
2017
Delayed: DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
Remove That Liability Waiver From Your FCRA Disclosure Form Holland & Hart LLP
Mar
2
2017
Missouri Supreme Court Rules that St. Louis’ Minimum Wage Ordinance is Not Preempted by State Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
Employee’s Failure to Immediately Report Incident Defeats Retaliation Claim Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
U.S. DOL Proposes Delay of Conflict of Interest Rule and Related Exemptions Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
2
2017
NLRB Acting Chair Dissent Opinions Indicate Shift Back to Pro-Employer Decisions Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
2
2017
President Trump’s First Address to Congress Foreshadows Increased Buy American Act Enforcement Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
2
2017
2017 Edition of Hot Topics in Employment Law Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
What Employers Should Expect from Trump Administration in Workplace Law Developments Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
Beryllium Final Rule’s Effective Date on Hold Again Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
2
2017
Pension-Reduction Doors Have Been Opened Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
2
2017
From one ‘Green’ to Next – the evolution of DB pensions Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
1
2017
Benefits- Approaching 2017 Compliance Tasks and Deadlines Holland & Hart LLP
Mar
1
2017
SEC Examinations of RIAs and Broker-Dealers under the ReTIRE Initiative: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #38 Faegre Drinker
Mar
1
2017
Call-In Procedures and Intermittent FMLA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
1
2017
Do You Have a Gap in Your Benefit Eligibility Procedures? Issues Raised by Non-FMLA Reduced Schedules and Leaves of Absence Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
1
2017
Blowin' in the Wind? The Evolution of a Balanced Analysis of Workplace Policies by the NLRB Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
1
2017
DOL Fiduciary Rule – A Proposed Delay and Uncertain Future Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
1
2017
Effective Date of Beryllium Rule Delayed Again Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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