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Class Action Trends Report Summer 2018

August 13, 2018 | Newsletter

Our quarterly report discusses new developments in class action litigation and offers strategic guidance and tactical tips on how to defend such claims. This issue covers the following topics: Disparate impact — discrimination by the numbers Is the FCRA class the new FLSA wage and hour class? Other class action developments... Read More

By Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris

Class Actions and Complex Litigation

Labor Department Independent Contractors Guidance Targets Home Care, Nursing, Caregiver Registries

August 6, 2018 | Legal Update Article

In its first substantive guidance on independent contractors, the Trump Administration has targeted misclassification in the healthcare industry. The Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-4 (“Determining Whether Nurse or Caregiver Registries Are Employers of the Caregiver”) on July 13, 2018, to provide... Read More

By Patrick O. Peters

Health Law and Transactions

Illinois Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program No Longer Mandatory?

August 17, 2018 | Legal Update Article

The future of the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act (Secure Choice) is uncertain following Governor Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto that could make employer participation in the Secure Choice program optional. The legislation, as enacted, makes participation in the Secure Choice program mandatory for covered employers that do... Read More

By Joy M. Napier-Joyce

Employee Benefits

Independent Contractor Misclassifications is Focus of New Jersey-U.S. Labor Department Partnership

August 13, 2018 | Legal Update Article

Demonstrating a heightened focus on worker misclassification, the New Jersey Department of Labor has entered into a memorandum of cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor with respect to enforcement actions related to independent contractor misclassifications. Agency officials explained the arrangement promotes “coordinated... Read More

By James M. McDonnell

Wage and Hour

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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