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Dina Mastellone, John Petrella and Douglas Solomon were spotlighted by Law360 for joining Jackson Lewis’ Berkeley Heights office as principals in “Jackson Lewis Brings On Three Genova Burns Leaders In NJ.”
Financial Services Industry Group Update: $30M Fine Issued to NY Bank for Misuse of Confidential Information: What Happened?
The New York Department of Financial Services imposed a $30 million penalty on the New York branch of a foreign bank. The fine had nothing to do with employment discrimination or wage-and-hour issues—but it was the outcome of an internal transfer of a single New York-based employee to an overseas
Biden’s $14B DOL Budget Addresses Child Labor, Paid Leave
Michael Lotito comments on the Biden administration’s annual budget proposal to set aside millions for the DOL to address worker protections and a paid leave program.
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2nd Circ. Fortifies Employer Defenses Against Attacks On DEI
After a recent Second Circuit decision curbed an ideological organization’s ability to bring a case against a DEI program without proving someone had actually been harmed, Cindy-Ann L. Thomas said other courts will take note of the standing rationale.
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Unionizing Student Athletes Called ‘Existential Threat’ by GOP
Tyler A. Sims says student athletes shouldn’t be classified as employees under the National Labor Relations Act.
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Congress Debates over NLRB’s Classification of Student Athletes as Employees
Tyler A. Sims disagrees with a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional director’s ruling that men’s college basketball players at Dartmouth College are employees for National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) purposes.
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House Republicans Warn Against College Athlete Unions
While testifying at a congressional hearing, Tyler A. Sims said the potential consequences of unionizing could be damaging for athletes.
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Garen Dodge Discusses the EEOC’s Precedent-Setting Year for Enforcement and Monetary Relief
Garen Dodge discusses the future of EEOC law enforcement and advises that employers evaluate their current reasonable accommodation practices in “EEOC Not Expected To Let Up After Record-Breaking Year,” published by Law360.
Littler’s Tyler Sims Testifies Before Congress on Effects of Student-Athletes’ Employment Status, Unionization Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 12, 2024) – Littler shareholder Tyler A. Sims testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development and the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions on “Safeguarding Student-Athletes
US unions woo female workers on gender pay gaps
As unions make gains across the U.S., Michael Lotito advises employers to forestall discontent by embracing best practices, which include identifying and addressing gender pay gaps.
Financial Times
Employers can count sick leave credits as paid medical leave days under CLC: arbitrator
Rhonda Levy, Adrian Jakibchuk, Barry Kuretzky and George Vassos comment on an arbitrator’s ruling that federal employers can count employees’ sick leave credits as paid medical leave days under the Canada Labour Code (CLC) if their own program provides “a more favourable benefit” to workers.
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Punching In: New Biden Worker Classification Test Implemented
Alexander MacDonald says the DOL’s new independent contractor rule doesn’t change much because it’s just implementing how courts have been reading the FLSA for some time.
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Jackson Lewis Expands Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Office With Addition of Three Principals
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce three principals have joined its Berkeley Heights office. Dina M. Mastellone, John C. Petrella and Douglas E. Solomon join the firm from Genova Burns LLC.
Ana Shields is Spotlighted as a Long Island Business Influencer in Law
Ana Shields is spotlighted as one of Long Island, New York’s 40 most influential legal minds in “Introducing Long Island Business Influencers: Law 2024,” published by the Long Island Business News.