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.
Archives for July 10, 2024
Jackson Lewis P.C. Advises Aurora Capital Partners on its Acquisition of First Legal
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.
Texas Court Preliminarily Enjoins FTC from Enforcing Its Non-Compete Ban, but Refuses (for Now) to Extend Order to All Employers
On July 3, 2024, as anticipated, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted Plaintiffs’ and Plaintiff-Intervenors’ motion to stay and preliminarily enjoin the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning non-competition restrictions.
Internal Revenue Service Releases Final Rules on IRA Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements
In long-anticipated guidance, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) introduced final regulations that clarify prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for taxpayers seeking the full value of energy production and investment tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).
OSHA’s Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard in Focus: Analysis and Review
On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a proposed rule on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” The rule would apply to all employers and be triggered when employees are exposed to temperatures of 80ºF for more than fifteen minutes
Everybody Talks: Are English-Only Workplace Policies Legal?
Second Circuit Weighs in Against ERISA Arbitration
Recently, the Second Circuit became the latest circuit refusing to enforce individual arbitration of an ERISA class action, joining the Third, Seventh, and Tenth Circuits. The Ninth Circuit, by contrast, has held that class action ERISA claims brought on behalf of plans are subject to individual arbitration, with relief limited
The death of the summer job is a good thing
Teen jobs aren’t what they used to be. They’re worse.
How tech is changing the leave management game for HR leaders
The next frontier for employers isn’t just adopting robust paid leave policies—it’s operationalizing them.
What Verizon’s chief HR exec learned from working for the CIA
Christina Schelling, chief talent and diversity officer at Verizon, shares how the CIA encouraged her to make predictions—and why she’s bullish about AI.
Worker Says It’s Unhinged To Require Employees To Drive To Work Every Day — ‘Commuting To An Office Is Not Productive’
It’s time to leave commuting where it belongs: in the past.
From Bosses To Leaders: How To Develop An Empowering Mindset
A quick skim through the annual report of any large global organization often reveals that the company earnestly aspires to have less bossy leaders.
What protections do pregnant mothers have in the workplace?
Last year, a new law went into effect, expanding the rights of pregnant workers across the U.S.
Asking Eric: My boss won’t stop making comments about age in the workplace
Dear Eric: I am a 50-year-old technology worker. My boss is in her early 40′s. She has made comments that are not my business about coworkers in their 60′s who she says “should retire”. Needless to say I’m not too far behind those folks in age.
Seeing Workplace Misery, They Offer Company
As chronic work stress climbs, entrepreneurs find opportunity in the burgeoning space of burnout coaching.