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Top Five Labor Law Developments for June 2018

July 19, 2018 | Legal Update Article

Public sector employees who are non-members of a union cannot be legally required to pay agency or “fair share” fees as a condition of employment, the U.S. Supreme Court has held in a 5-4 ruling. Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, No. 16-1466 (June 27, 2018). The Court decided that a state’s enforcement of a provision in a collective... Read More

By Philip B. Rosen

Labor and Preventive Practices

Employee Benefits Newsletter – Summer 2018

July 18, 2018 | Newsletter

In this issue: New Agency Guidance Makes Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Enforcement a Priority. A review of the parity compliance issues for plans and insurers providing mental health and substance use disorder benefits. Finding Missing Participants in a Regulatory Fog. A discussion of the efforts of the Department... Read More

By Joy M. Napier-Joyce

Employee Benefits

New York Legislature Approves Paid Family Leave Expansion for Bereavement and Organ Tissue Donation

July 13, 2018 | Legal Update Article

On the last day of the 2018 New York Legislative Session, lawmakers approved a measure that would expand access to the current New York Paid Family Leave benefit to employees experiencing bereavement due to the death of a family member. If the Governor signs the bill (S.8380-A (Funke)/A.10639-A (Morelle)), employees may start... Read More

By Lisa M. Marrello

Disability, Leave and Health Management

Temporary Schedule Change Amendments to New York City Fair Workweek Law Effective July 18

July 12, 2018 | Legal Update Article

Starting on July 18, 2018, New York City employers are required to provide two temporary schedule changes to employees each calendar year for “personal events.” The law also protects employees from retaliation for making certain other schedule change requests. For additional details see our articles, New York City Employers Must Grant... Read More

By Felice B. Ekelman

Wage and Hour

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William Anthony and Kevin Lauri Discuss Jackson Lewis' Leadership Transition Plan

June 19, 2018 | The American Lawyer

William Anthony and Kevin Lauri discuss their recent election as Co-Chairs of the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2019, in "Jackson Lewis Taps NYC, Albany Duo As Next Leaders," published by The American Lawyer.  Subscription may be required to view article   Read More

Jackson Lewis Featured as a Firm On Point with its Tech Game

May 2, 2018 | Legaltech News

Jackson Lewis is named among the firms who are leveraging technology to transform how they are engaged with clients in Legaltech News' "14 Ways Law Firms Are On-Point With Their Tech Game." Subscription may be required to view article Read More

Gregg Clifton Discusses Class Action Status for NHL Concussion Lawsuit

July 18, 2018 | Business Insurance

Gregg Clifton discusses the recently denied class action status to a group of more than 100 individual players who accuse the NHL of not making them aware of the dangers of head injuries while promoting a culture of violence in "NHL concussion ruling likely means splintering of cases across jurisdictions," published by Business Insurance... Read More