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Top Five Labor Law Developments for October 2019

November 15, 2019 | Legal Update Article

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has clarified its standard for evaluating the legality of employers’ facially neutral policies, rules, or handbook provisions. LA Specialty Produce Co., 368 NLRB No. 93 (Oct. 8, 2019). Overturning the Obama-NLRB standard, the NLRB in Boeing Co. provided a roadmap for how it will analyze the... Read More

By Philip B. Rosen

Labor and Preventive Practices

A Renewed Attempt in Congress to Eliminate Non-Compete Agreements

November 18, 2019 | Legal Update Article

A bipartisan bill aimed at generally banning non-compete agreements across the country has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.). The Workforce Mobility Act of 2019, which closely tracks the Democrat-led Workforce Mobility Act of 2018, is a stark contrast to the limited and more measured... Read More

By David M. Walsh

Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition

Healthcare Employers’ Title VII Obligations in Harassment, Discrimination of Employees by Patients

November 13, 2019 | Legal Update Article

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires healthcare employers to protect their medical staff and employees from harassment and discrimination and respond to any such behaviors swiftly and effectively, even if the actor is a patient, rather than a coworker or supervisor. A decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit... Read More

By Anoush Koroghlian-Scott

General Employment Litigation

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Policy

November 13, 2019 | Legal Update Article

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral argument on whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lawfully terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy. The Court’s decision in a consolidated case (Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, Nos. 18-587, 588, and 589) will affect more than 700,... Read More

By Michael H. Neifach

Immigration

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Patrick DiDomenico Joins Jackson Lewis as Chief Innovation Officer

November 21, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

NEW YORK, NY (November 21, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Patrick DiDomenico has joined the firm as Chief Innovation Officer. Mr. DiDomenico joins Jackson Lewis from Ogletree Deakins where he served as Chief Knowledge Officer. As Chief Innovation Officer, Mr.... Read More

Jackson Lewis Earns "Tipping the Scales Award" for Percentage of Women Partners

November 13, 2019 | Jackson Lewis

NEW YORK, NY (November 13, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the firm has been recognized for “Tipping the Scales,” as part of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s 2019 New Partner Report. The firm was acknowledged for having 50% or more women in its 2019... Read More

James Verdi Discusses Implications of Myles Garrett’s Suspension Appeal

November 19, 2019 | WKYC Studios

James Verdi discusses the implications of Cleveland Browns player Myles Garrett appealing his indefinite suspension and the role of precedent in the NFL's collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association in “Myles Garrett's potential strategy in NFL appeal of indefinite suspension," published by WKYC Studios.... Read More