FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the New Jersey office received Tier 1 and Tier 2 Rankings in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Archives for November 5, 2020
FordHarrison Awarded 2021 “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Ranking in New York by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the New York office received Tier 1 and Tier 2 Rankings in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
FordHarrison Awarded 2021 “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Rankings in Tennessee by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm’s Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee offices have received four Tier 1 and one Tier 2 Ranking in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
FordHarrison Awarded 2021 “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Rankings in Florida by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm has received nine Tier 1 and three Tier 2 Rankings in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms” in Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
FordHarrison Awarded 2021 “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Rankings in Hartford by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the Hartford office received two Tier 1 Rankings and one Tier 2 Ranking in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
FordHarrison Awarded 2021 “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Rankings in Spartanburg by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the Spartanburg office has received three Tier 1 Rankings in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
FordHarrison Awarded 2021 “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Ranking in Chicago by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the Chicago office received a Tier 1 Ranking in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms” in Litigation – Labor & Employment. Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
FordHarrison Awarded 2021 “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Rankings by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm has received Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Rankings in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Jerel Pacis Agatep Discusses California Privacy Protection Agency
Jerel Pacis Agatep discusses legal and logistical challenges related to the formation of the new California Privacy Protection Agency in “California Will Be First State With Its Own Privacy Regulator,” published by Bloomberg Law.
Jackson Lewis Receives Top Rankings in 2021 “Best Law Firms” Report
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the firm has once again been recognized for excellence and earned “National Tier 1” rankings in Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor & Employment in the 2021 U.S. News — Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” report. Law firms included in “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and legal prowess.
California’s AB 2257 Changes State Independent Contractor Law
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257 into law on September 4, 2020, which went into effect immediately upon signature and focuses largely on expanding and/or clarifying the exemptions to the ABC test under AB 5
ADA Claims Fail When Employee Accepts Lateral Transfer
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has always been important for employers, and it has become increasingly so as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact workplaces and businesses across the country and globe. A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit provides additional guidance and contours regarding the ADA— and it reaffirmed the basic principles surrounding the reasonable accommodation process under the Act.
California’s Proposition 22: Impacts in the Golden State and Beyond
Of the over 100 different ballot initiatives under consideration across the United States in the recent election, California’s Proposition 22 stands alone. The measure was perhaps the most significant initiative voters considered, and likely will have a far-ranging impact on businesses and society as a whole.
Background: California adopts
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pass CROWN Acts
In October 2020, both Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and the City of Pittsburgh passed Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Acts, which prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle and “protective and cultural hair textures and hairstyles” (i.e., those that are commonly associated with certain groups that are
Temporary Flexibility for Employer I-9 Compliance to End November 19, ICE Announces
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been flexible about how to complete Form I-9 employment verification due to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing companies working remotely to inspect documents virtually (e.g., over video link, fax, or email) since March 2020. The period of flexibility has been extended over and over