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Labor Department Abandons ‘80/20’ Tip Credit Rule, to Relief of Restaurant, Hospitality Industries

November 20, 2018 | Legal Update Article

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has reissued a 2009 opinion letter, effectively withdrawing enforcement guidance that made the tip credit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) unavailable for tipped employees who spend more than 20% of their time performing allegedly non-tip-generating duties.... Read More

By Jeffrey W. Brecher

Wage and Hour

Department of Education Unveils Proposed Title IX Regulations

November 17, 2018 | Legal Update Article

The Department of Education (DOE) released proposed Title IX regulations dictating the process by which colleges and universities must handle allegations of sexual misconduct on November 16, 2018. Institutions of higher education have been in limbo since September 2017, when the DOE rescinded Obama-era guidance that called for hard-... Read More

By Susan D. Friedfel

Collegiate and Professional Sports

Kentucky Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Right to Work Law

November 21, 2018 | Legal Update Article

The Kentucky Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to Kentucky’s “right-to-work” law, holding the law does not violate the Kentucky Constitution. Zuckerman v. Bevin, Nos. 2018-SC-000097 and 2018-SC-000098 (Nov. 15, 2018). The Law The “Kentucky Right to Work Act” went into effect on January 8, 2017. The Act amended Kentucky Revised... Read More

By Ryan M. Martin

Labor and Preventive Practices

union kNOw – November 2018

November 15, 2018 | Newsletter

Labor Board Employees Protest Board Chairman Ring, General Counsel Robb Employees of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have publicly protested a decision by NLRB Chairman John Ring and NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb to reopen labor contracts covering employees’ terms and conditions of employment, according to media reports... Read More

By Philip B. Rosen

Labor and Preventive Practices

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Jackson Lewis Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019

August 15, 2018 | Jackson Lewis

WHITE PLAINS, NY (August 15, 2018) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce more than 200 attorneys throughout the firm’s locations have been named to the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, a publication that has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal... Read More

Gillian P. Yee Joins Jackson Lewis in Detroit

July 26, 2018 | Jackson Lewis

DETROIT, MI (July 26, 2018) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Gillian P. Yee has joined the firm’s Detroit office as a Principal. Formerly a Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, Ms. Yee has extensive experience providing employment-related counseling and litigation services to... Read More

Jackson Lewis Spotlighted in National Pro Bono Rankings

June 27, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Jackson Lewis is spotlighted for the number of pro bono hours worked by its attorneys in "The American Lawyer's National Pro Bono Rankings," published by The American Lawyer. Subscription may be required to view article  Read More