[3/14/2008] Back in 2005, when many unions were pulling out of the huge labor federation AFL-CIO, organized labor’s power seemed on the decline. Now, three years later, with plenty of money to spend, the organized labor movement is roaring again. “Labor leaders see the 2008 presidential election as an ace in the hole, expecting a new administration and federal legislation that would make union organizing far easier,” says HR Magazine’s insightful article, “Reorganized Labor” (read the article here) ».

[5/7/2008] The Eighth Circuit has held that Minnesota whistleblower statute does not protect a nursing director who was reassigned to a different position after she complained internally about legal violations at her health care company. Filing such internal complaints was not a statutorily protected activity. more »

[5/7/2008] New Washington, D.C., legislation providing mandatory sick leave to all employees in the District has passed Congressional review. The D.C. Council expects the "Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008" to become law on May 13, 2008, and its provision to go into effect six months later. more »

[5/1/2008] The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that Internet users have a constitutional right to privacy with respect to subscriber information they provide to Internet service providers. The Court in New Jersey v. Shirley Reid held that law enforcement officials may obtain such information only by... more »

[4/30/2008] When the owner of a meat processing company changed his business from a sole proprietorship to a corporation, his assignment of all business assets to the new entity automatically included the non-compete agreements entered into years earlier with two independent contractors... more »

[4/30/2008] As the contingent of globally-mobile employees increases, the issue of whether American law, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, applies to American employees while working overseas is receiving greater attention by the courts. Generally, there are two key inquiries: more »

Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's largest and fastest growing workplace law firms, has announced that Beverly Garofalo joined the firm as a partner in its Hartford office. She was formerly a partner with the Hartford office of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. more »

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,(May 5, 2008)— After opening an office last week in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's leading workplace law firms, announced today it has also opened an office in Jacksonville, Florida. Jackson Lewis now has 36 offices throughout the United States. more »

Jackson Lewis LLP has hired Robert K. Jones as a partner in its Phoenix office. He was formerly a partner with Quarles & Brady where he practiced since 1996, and served as chair of the Phoenix office's Labor and Employment group from 2000 through 2007. more »

Angel Feng, an Associate in the White Plains office of Jackson Lewis LLP and President of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association (CAPABA), received a Law Day Award this morning at the Connecticut Supreme Court along with seven other members of Connecticut's minority bar associations. more »