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See allCOVID-19 Pandemic New Year: What Employers Should Know
The country begins the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with optimism because of three Emergency Use Authorization vaccines and President Joe Biden’s direction that all states make all adults eligible for vaccination by May 1, 2021. As more workers return to work in person, there are key considerations for employers in the... More
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Department of Education: Moving to Amend 2020 Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it will conduct a comprehensive review of its regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, starting with a public hearing on the issues of sexual harassment in school environments, including sexual violence, and discrimination... More
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California Moves Toward Reopening, But Employers Will Still Have COVID-19 Obligations
While California has announced tentative plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions by June 15, 2021, the difficulties for employers are not over. For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, California struggled to get infection rates under control, and businesses grappled with compliance with a multitude of COVID-19-specific statutes and regulations... More
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Philadelphia Enacts Key Changes to ‘Ban the Box,’ Credit Screening Ordinances
Changes to Philadelphia law will further restrict employers’ use and reliance on applicant, current employee, and independent contractor background information and affect the employee application and employee management process. Amendments to Philadelphia’s Unlawful Credit Screening Practices in Employment ordinance and... More
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See allJackson Lewis Grows Employee Benefits Group With Addition of Alec Nealon
HOUSTON, TX (April 6, 2021) Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Alec Nealon has returned to the firm as Principal in Houston. Alec focuses his practice on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters. “Alec has a solid reputation in the area of executive compensation... More
Jackson Lewis Adds Litigator Kathleen K. Lucchesi in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 5, 2021) Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Kathleen K. Lucchesi has joined the firm’s Charlotte office as a principal. Kathleen focuses her practice on litigating a wide range of employment law matters. “We are pleased to welcome Kathi to the firm,”... More
David R. Golder Elected to James W. Cooper Fellows Program
HARTFORD, CT (March 25, 2021) Nationwide workplace law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Principal David R. Golder has been elected to the Connecticut Bar Foundation’s James W. Cooper Fellows Program. The Program was established to honor the leading members of the legal profession and the Judiciary in Connecticut, to... More