Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce its top rankings in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, the world’s leading legal data and analytics provider, highlighting the top lawyers and law firms across the United States for more than two decades, by Chambers and Partners. Attorneys and law firms are selected for inclusion based on submissions by legal practices, interviews, research, and client references.
Archives for June 10, 2024
FordHarrison Expands in Multiple Offices With Five New Associates
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm added five associates to offices throughout the U.S. including Charlotte, D.C., Hartford, Los Angeles, and Tampa.
FordHarrison Named Among Top Labor and Employment Law Firms in 2024 by Chambers USA
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm was recognized nationally in Chambers USA 2024 as well as in the states of Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Tennessee for labor and employment.
California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Law, SB 553, Takes Effect on July 1, 2024: Three Weeks Until Required Compliance
Effective July 1, 2024, nearly every California employer will be required to implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan with very specific requirements.
Don’t Say ‘Elite’: Corporate Firms’ New Pitch Is Meritocracy
McKinsey, Accenture and other big firms want to recruit with a wider net, focusing more on skills than on pedigree. It may be easier said than done.
An Alabama manufacturer shows how to retain working moms: child care
Among the benefits that new employees of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing in northern Alabama can receive on their first day: Health care. Paid time off. And as much as $250 a month to help pay for child care.
Creating a Workplace Culture in Which People Want to Work
Better workplace dynamics increase employee productivity.
5 Strategies To Boost Employee Engagement In The Workplace
With all the changes in work and life—including hybrid and remote work—employee engagement is a significant concern.
New York Is Set to Grant Workplace Protections to Models
After more than two years of lobbying, a first-of-its-kind bill that aims to create labor protections for fashion models is one step away from becoming law.
Promotions Are Hard to Come By, Blocking Entry-Level Workers From Even Starting
Lack of churn in US workforce isn’t opening jobs for new grads
University of California Workers Ordered to End Strike Over Protest Grievances
An Orange County judge halted the labor action by academic workers after the university system said the walkout was causing students “irreparable harm.”
How A 60-Year-Old Management Theory Can Help Rejuvenate Offices
In 1960, social scientist and MIT professor Douglas McGregor introduced the concept of Theory X and Theory Y management.
1 in 4 businesses plans to increase in-office days next year: Report
More companies plan to impose stricter in-office mandates next year, even if it risks losing workers.
In an ‘intense’ climate for DEI, 4 ways HR can avoid Pride Month conflict
As LGBTQ Pride Month 2024 begins, experts say HR leaders should look to lessons learned from high-profile controversies that erupted during last year’s Pride Month to arm themselves with smarter strategies.
Veterans charity operator liable for $1.5 million for pattern of sexual harassment
Former thrift store owner and charity operator Thelbert M. “Thad” Lawson Jr. must pay $1.5 million to 12 women he sexually harassed on the job.