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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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Nov
14
2016
New OSHA Requirements for Employee Involvement and Employer Recordkeeping Take Effect Over the Next Two Months Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
14
2016
Did Labor Department Salary Basis Regulations Just Get Trumped? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
14
2016
Post Election, Arizona and Washington Join Paid Sick Leave Patchwork Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
13
2016
Job Descriptions: Define the Target to Minimize Liability Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
13
2016
TCB on the BIC: DOL Issues Guidance on Application of the Fiduciary Rule’s New Best Interest Contract Prohibited Transaction Exemption Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
12
2016
Bentonville McDonald’s To Pay $103,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
11
2016
Sexual Orientation Discrimination is Prohibited by Title VII, Pennsylvania Federal Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
11
2016
Dissecting New Sick Leave Laws in Illinois, Cook County and the City of Chicago Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
11
2016
NLRB Majority Stuns Nation By Ruling Employer Has Management Right, Chairman Dissents Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
11
2016
Seven States Pass New Marijuana Laws on Election Day Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
11
2016
Recreational Marijuana Use Legalized in Four States, But Employers’ Ability to Enforce Workplace Drug Policies Undisturbed Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
11
2016
Second Circuit Court Approves Three Year Consent Decree in Case Brought by EEOC for Alleged Violations of GINA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
11
2016
Paycheck Transparency Survives Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Injunction Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
11
2016
HR Professionals Beware: Antitrust Violations in Employment Arena May Subject Employers and their HR Personnel to Criminal Prosecution K&L Gates
Nov
11
2016
Impacts of Proposition 64 on California Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
11
2016
Pension Plan Suffers Cybersecurity Attack, ERISA Advisory Council Offers Cybersecurity Recommendations to DOL Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
10
2016
While the Presidential Election is Over, Salary Increases for Exempt Employees Will Take Effect on December 1st! Is your Company Ready? Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Nov
10
2016
Workplace Law Under President-Elect Donald Trump: What to Expect Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
10
2016
Antitrust Agencies Issue Guidance To HR Professionals Regarding Hiring and Compensation Decisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
10
2016
Equal Pay: EEO-1 Form “Final Rule” Announced Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
10
2016
Workplace Drug Testing: What’s Reasonableness Got to Do With It? Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
10
2016
Will DOL Exemption Rules Be Enjoined Before December 1, 2016? Faegre Drinker
Nov
10
2016
Equal Pay Day in the UK – It’s Time To Close the Gap Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
10
2016
Mine Safety Agency Issues Hazard Safety Alert from for Truck Vacuum Operations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
10
2016
What’s Next in Labor Law after the Presidential Election? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
9
2016
OSHA Issues New Guidelines for Safety and Health Programs Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
9
2016
Arizona Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave for Employees and Minimum Wage Increase Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
9
2016
Wage and Hour Implications with President-Elect Trump Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
9
2016
What’s Next for Traditional Labor with President-Elect Trump in Office? Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
9
2016
Adkins v. Excel Mining: Employer’s Honest Belief That Employee Violated Drug Testing Policy Defeated ADA Claims Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
9
2016
Western District of Pennsylvania Bucks Recent Trend and Permits Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim to Proceed Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
9
2016
Recent Decision Addresses What Constitutes “Incidental To Employment” In “Arising Out Of” Analysis Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
9
2016
UnionizeMe, NLRB Voter List, Elections and Labor Relations: Union kNOw – November 2016 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
8
2016
U.S. District Court Judge Sides With EEOC, Holds Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Orientation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
8
2016
Definition of Compensation: Interesting Angles on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #27 Faegre Drinker
 

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