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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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Sep
30
2016
Final Rules Released for Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave and New EEO-1 Report Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
30
2016
H-1B Worker “Benching” Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
30
2016
Not Everything the California Legislature Enacts is Bad for All Employers All the Time Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
30
2016
Health & Safety Retaliation Cases are Very Much Alive: Current Trends in OSHA and MSHA Whistleblower Laws and Regulations Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
30
2016
Pay-To-Play Meets The California Labor Code Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
30
2016
EEOC Settles Sex-Based Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
30
2016
DOL Publishes Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors To Provide Paid Sick Leave To Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
30
2016
UK Employment Tribunals: “I do not like war. It is costly and the outcome uncertain” Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
29
2016
EEOC Publishes Final Pay Data Changes to EEO-1 Report Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
29
2016
California Prohibits Employers from Considering Juvenile Criminal Convictions Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
29
2016
The U.S. DOL Today Released Its Final Rule Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Contractors Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
29
2016
Legislation To Delay Overtime Rule Passed By The House Of Representatives Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
29
2016
Final Regulations Published for Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
29
2016
EEOC Continues Fight Against Mandatory Flu Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
29
2016
NLRB Allows Student Assistants to Unionize, Signals Commitment to Expanding Its Reach Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2016
FLSA Overtime Rule: Six Month Reprieve? U.S. House Votes Yes Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
29
2016
NLRB Releases Advice Memorandum Affirming Misclassification Constitutes Unfair Labor Practice Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2016
Right to Work Ruled Valid and Enforceable – Again Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
29
2016
Arizona Court of Appeals Deals Fatal Blow to "Take-Home" Asbestos Exposure Lawsuits Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Sep
29
2016
Final Pay Data Reporting Report and Paid Sick Leave Regulations Released Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
29
2016
New DOL Rule on Salary Threshold for Exempt Status Under Challenge in Federal Court, But Don’t Defer Compliance Efforts… Polsinelli PC
Sep
29
2016
Federal Court Simultaneously Rejects and Upholds EEOC’s Positions on Wellness Programs – Rejects Employer’s ADA “Safe Harbor” Defense Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
29
2016
Further Changes To UK Triviality Rules Affecting Defined Contribution And Hybrid Plans – Not Such A Trivial Issue? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
29
2016
House Passes Bill to Delay Effective Date of Overtime Rule Change Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
29
2016
Another Bill, Another Restriction on Arbitration: California Employment Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
28
2016
Procedural Leak Sinks Australian Employer’s Reliance on Workplace Drug Tests Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
28
2016
Retirement Plan Documentation and Prudent Recommendation: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #21 Faegre Drinker
Sep
28
2016
Whistleblower’s Attorney’s Communications with Regulators Found to be Protected by Work Product Doctrine Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
28
2016
"Take-Home" Asbestos Case Decision Could have Ripple Effect Polsinelli PC
Sep
28
2016
Reminder to U.S. Employers to Update FLSA Posters Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
28
2016
New California Law Restricts Use of Choice of Law and Other Provisions in Agreements with California-Based Employees ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
28
2016
How Can Employees Help Victims of Louisiana’s August 2016 Storms Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
28
2016
Workplace Violence – Failure Results In Hefty Fine For Home Health Provider Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
28
2016
Morristown, New Jersey, Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Effective 2017 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
28
2016
Unused Vacation Not “Priceless” in Colorado Polsinelli PC
 

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