Margaret Strange and Ryan Lessmann discuss the safety and compliance obligations of restaurants reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic in “5 guidelines for employees’ safe return to your restaurant,” published by the National Restaurant Association.
Archives for August 20, 2020
Jackson Lewis Attorneys Honored in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce 245 attorneys throughout the firm have been recognized in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a publication that has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellen
First Major Court Decision in PPP Agent-Fee Litigation Deals a Victory to Lenders
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) agent-fee litigation is one of several emerging risks that the Jones Walker PPP Bank Litigation and Regulatory Task Force has been following since the implementation of the program. Very early on in the PPP loan process, our team saw that this area of litigation would be one that banks would face. Now, we are seeing the first major court decision on this issue, and it deals a victory to lenders.
Employers Reopened and Employees Returned to Work . . . Now What?
How Businesses Can Remain Open and Maintain Safe Operations While Reducing Exposure to Potential Claims: the Best Defense is a Broad-Based CDC Guideline-Focused Offense
Kogos Authors HRLaws.com Article on Employee Fired Over Gross Misconduct and Workplace Violence
Jennifer Kogos, a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group, published the HRLaws.com article “Pregnant Employee Fired Because of Violent Acts, Not Bias.”
Fourteen Atlanta-Based FordHarrison Attorneys Listed in the 2021 Best Lawyers in America and 3 Listed in Ones to Watch
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that 14 attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta office were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 Best Lawyers in America and three were selected as Ones To Watch.
New Jersey Finally Gets a Roadmap to Creating a Valid Arbitration Clause
Yesterday, New Jersey’s Supreme Court approved as legally binding an arbitration agreement provided to employees electronically, concluding the arbitration agreement was effectively, clearly, and unambiguously communicated to the company’s employees.
Big Changes to California Consumer Privacy Laws on Fall Ballot as Enforcement and Class Action Litigation Heats Up
The California Secretary of State Alex Padilla recently announced that the California Privacy Rights
Second Circuit Limits Scope of Injunction on Public Charge Rule to Connecticut, New York, and Vermont
On August 12, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit limited the scope of a nationwide injunction that had blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing and enforcing the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule
Some Hospitality Employers in Nevada Must Establish Virus-Combating Protocols, Including Cleaning, Testing, and Paid Time Off
On August 11, 2020, Nevada Governor Sisolak signed Senate Bill No.
Remote Virtual Verification Continues for I-9 Compliance During COVID-19 Pandemic
ICE has announced it is extending the remote virtual verification option for completion of I-9 employment verification an additional 30 days, until September 19, 2020, due to continued precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pursuant to the original guidelines for virtual verification, eligible employers may continue to inspect Section 2