Jonathan Siegel discusses recent workplace developments, including new Private Attorneys General Act litigation, wage theft enforcement and paid sick leave policy updates, and encourages employers to ensure compliance with California’s changing employment laws in “Legal Expert at Human Resources Conference Breaks Down Hot Topics in California,” published by Thomson Reuters.
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Jackson Lewis P.C. advised Aecon Utilities Group Inc. on the labor, multiemployer benefit plan, employee benefits and employment aspects of its acquisition of a majority interest in Xtreme Powerline Construction, an electrical distribution utility contractor headquartered in Port Huron, MI for a base purchase price of approximately $73 million. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP served as lead deal counsel on the transaction.
NEW YORK, NY (July 15, 2024) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Clifford Forrester has joined the firm as chief technology officer. Clifford previously served as Chief Digital Officer at the professional services firm Citrin Cooperman.
Douglas Klein has been named a 2024 Rising Star in the employment law category, which honors attorneys under 40 for their outstanding legal achievements in “Law360 Names 2024's Top Attorneys Under 40,” published by Law360.
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Justin Barnes and Jeffrey Brecher comment on how the Supreme Court's overturning of the Chevron doctrine has made laws protecting workers, such as the U.S. Department of Labor's new overtime rule blocked by a Texas ruling, less likely to succeed in “Biden-era worker protections are on shakier ground after Supreme Court ruling,” published by Axios.
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The Jackson Lewis team included Dana Weisbrod, Rick Vitarelli, Stephanie Zorn, Dan Doron, Steve Silvestri, Rob Perry, Kevin Sibbernsen, David Pixley and Contessa Brundridge.
Joshua Adams and Damón Gray author “FLSA Conditional Certification Is Alive And Well In 4th Circ.,” published by Law360.
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Andrew Sherwood, Douglas Klein, Stephanie Adler-Paindiris and Stephanie Satterfield comment on Andrew bolstering the firm’s New York City office, highlighting his aim to utilize the firm's resources for managing high-profile employment litigation and FINRA arbitrations in the financial services sector in "Jackson Lewis Snags Proskauer Atty In NYC Office" by Law360.
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Jackson Lewis P.C. advised Aurora Capital Partners on the employment and benefits aspects of its acquisition of First Legal, the largest independent provider of litigation support services across the United States. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as lead deal counsel on the transaction. Additional information concerning the transaction can be found here.
NEW YORK, NY (July 9, 2024) – Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Andrew M. Sherwood has joined its New York City office as a principal. Andy was previously an attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP and brings with him almost 14 years of employment litigation experience.