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Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Decision on Arbitration Interpreted Broadly by Labor Board

August 20, 2019 | Legal Update Article

An employer may lawfully issue to its employees a new or revised mandatory arbitration agreement containing a class- and collective-action waiver specifying that employment disputes are to be resolved by individualized arbitration, even if it was in response to employees opting into a collective action (such as a wage lawsuit), the... Read More

By Philip B. Rosen

Labor and Preventive Practices

Labor Board Corrects ‘Unjustified Asymmetry’ in Anticipatory Withdrawal of Union Recognition Doctrine

August 21, 2019 | Legal Update Article

Since 2001, an employer presented with evidence that at least 50 percent of its unionized bargaining unit no longer wanted to be represented by the union could anticipatorily withdraw recognition from that union. The union, however, could rebut that evidence by showing that, subsequent to the employer’s pronouncement and prior to the... Read More

By Philip B. Rosen

Labor and Preventive Practices

Illinois Expands State Human Rights Act to Include Employers with One or More Employees

August 22, 2019 | Legal Update Article

An amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) expands the definition of “employer” from employers with at least 15 employees to those with one or more employees. The legislation, House Bill 252, was signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker on August 21, 2019, and enacted as Illinois Public Act 101-0430. The new law will become... Read More

By Patrick J. Rocks

General Employment Litigation

Oregon Governor Signs Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

August 21, 2019 | Legal Update Article

Oregon’s paid family and medical leave law was signed by Governor Kate Brown on August 9, 2019. Eligible workers will be permitted to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave under the new law beginning January 1, 2023. The bill (HB 2005) was passed by the state legislature at the end of June. When the law goes into effect, Oregon will... Read More

By Mark A. Crabtree

Disability, Leave and Health Management

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Steven M. Phillips Joins Jackson Lewis in Minneapolis

August 22, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 22, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Steven M. Phillips has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as a Principal. Mr. Phillips has over 25 years of trial and arbitration experience in employment and business litigation matters, and deep experience... Read More

Bernard Tisdale Joins Jackson Lewis to Open Firm's 61st Office in Charlotte

August 19, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

CHARLOTTE, NC (August 19, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce litigator H. Bernard Tisdale III has joined the firm to lead its 61st office in Charlotte, N.C. The firm recently announced the opening of its 60th office in Silicon Valley. “Charlotte’s growth as a... Read More

The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Honors Jackson Lewis Attorneys

August 15, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

WHITE PLAINS, NY (August 15, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce more than 210 attorneys throughout the firm’s locations have been recognized in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a publication that has become universally regarded as a definitive... Read More