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Top Five Labor Law Developments for June 2019

July 18, 2019 | Newsletter

An employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by maintaining a mandatory arbitration policy making arbitration the exclusive forum for resolving all employment claims because it denied employees access to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Board has ruled. Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley, LLC, 368 NLRB No.... Read More

By Jonathan J. Spitz

Labor and Preventive Practices

Mergers and Acquisitions and Compliance with Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

July 17, 2019 | Legal Update Article

A merger or acquisition in the works means not only needing to determine whether any acquired foreign nationals (including key employees) will be able to transfer seamlessly into the new entity, but also what to do about compliance with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification. For I-9 purposes, when an employer acquires new... Read More

By Otieno B. Ombok

Immigration

Change to Virginia Wage Payment Statements on the Horizon

July 22, 2019 | Legal Update Article

Beginning January 1, 2020, employers in Virginia must provide paystubs to employees on “each regular pay date.” Currently, Virginia employers must provide only a written statement reflecting the employee’s gross wages and deductions upon the employee’s request. New Requirements Virginia Code § 40.1-29 has been amended to require... Read More

By Kristina H. Vaquera

Wage and Hour

New Jersey Task Force on Independent Contractor Misclassification Releases Report, Recommendations

July 22, 2019 | Legal Update Article

The New Jersey “Task Force on Employee Misclassification” has released its report on misclassification, offering 10 recommendations. The Task Force, established in May 2018, was charged with providing recommendations to the Governor’s office and the state’s administrative agencies on “strategies and actions to combat employee... Read More

By James M. McDonnell

Wage and Hour

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Working Mother Honors Jackson Lewis as One of the "Best Law Firms for Women"

July 16, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

WHITE PLAINS, NY (July 16, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Working Mother has again designated the firm among their 2019 “Best Law Firms for Women,” a list that recognizes firms who utilize the best practices in recruiting, retaining, promoting and... Read More

Jackson Lewis and Merchants Information Solutions Launch New Data Security and Compliance Tool JLSecure™

July 9, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

Joseph Lazzarotti comments on the launch of  JLSecure™, a cutting-edge data security and compliance tool created by Merchants Information Solutions, Inc. and Jackson Lewis in "Merchants Information Solutions Extends Alliance with Jackson Lewis to Bring JLSecure™ Data Security Compliance Portal to SmartIDentity for Business... Read More

Jackson Lewis Lasers in on Upskilling; Firm Hosts Inaugural Advanced Trial Techniques Academy

July 2, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

NEW YORK, NY (July 2, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, recently held the firm’s inaugural Advanced Trial Techniques Academy, a two-day interactive workshop offered to the JL Trial Team, Jackson Lewis’ most experienced trial attorneys, to help them further enhance and refine their... Read More