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Class Action Stacking Is Not Permitted, U.S. Supreme Court Rules

June 11, 2018 | Legal Update Article

Once class action certification has been denied, a putative class member may not start a new class action beyond the applicable statute of limitations, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, No. 17-432 (June 11, 2018). Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed an opinion... Read More

By Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris

Class Actions and Complex Litigation

OSHA Beryllium Standard in Construction

June 18, 2018 | Legal Update Article

On January 9, 2017, OSHA issued a final rule adopting a comprehensive standard for exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. A separate standard was promulgated for general industry, construction, and shipyard industries. When OSHA first announced its intent to promulgate a beryllium standard for construction in 2015, the scope... Read More

By Tressi L. Cordaro

Workplace Safety and Health

Construction Industry’s Ongoing Labor Shortage: Consider Implementing Non-Monetary Benefits

June 18, 2018 | Legal Update Article

Findings from the “Q2 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index,” released June 5, 2018, show four straight quarters with more than 90 percent of contractors concerned over labor shortages. The construction industry, however, continues to experience significant economic opportunities. For example, the... Read More

By Tressi L. Cordaro

Employee Benefits

OSHA Recordkeeping: OSHA Only Requiring Electronic Submission of 300A Forms

June 18, 2018 | Legal Update Article

In its latest Regulatory Agenda, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) indicated that it was undergoing rulemaking to revise the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” regulation promulgated under the Obama Administration. OSHA noted it was considering deleting the requirement for employers with 250 or... Read More

By Tressi L. Cordaro

Workplace Safety and Health

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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

Jason Anon is Spotlighted as Winner of the 2018 Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Scholarship

June 18, 2018 | Florida International University Law

Summer law clerk Jason Anon is spotlighted for his recent scholarship in "Jason Anon, Rising 3L, Awarded the 2018 Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Scholarship," presented by Florida International University Law. Subscription may be required to view article Read More

Jackson Lewis Attorneys Recognized as "Most Powerful Employment Attorneys" of 2018

June 18, 2018 | Human Resource Executive

WHITE PLAINS, NY (June 18, 2018) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, congratulates Chairman Vincent A. Cino, along with Principals Neil Dishman, Maurice G. Jenkins, René E. Thorne and Richard F. Vitarelli, for their inclusion on Human Resource... Read More