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.
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.
FordHarrison Adds Eight Associates
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that, in September and October of this year, the firm added eight associates to offices throughout the U.S. including Berkeley Heights, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, and Washington, D.C.
New Jersey Governor Issues New COVID-19 Mitigation Protocols
Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 192 (“EO 192”), creating additional COVID-19 mitigation protocols for New Jersey employers that will be effective on November 5, 2020 at 6:00 am. These new requirements are largely based on existing the United States Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) guidance for employers, although there are some new measures contained in EO 192 discussed below. Importantly, the mitigation measures contained in EO 192 are mandatory, and non-compliance carries potentially significant consequences.
California Appellate Court Affirms Preliminary Injunction Requiring Uber and Lyft to Reclassify California Drivers as Employees
On October 22, 2020, a California appellate court affirmed a preliminary injunction requiring Uber and Lyft to reclassify California drivers from independent contractors to employees and to comply with the California Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, and the Industrial Welfare Commission wage orders, as requested by California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. (A further discussion of that original August 10, 2020 San Francisco Superior Court’s original 33-page decision can be found here.)
FordHarrison Listed on Law360’s 2020 Glass Ceiling Report
FordHarrison was ranked tenth on Law360’s 2020 Glass Ceiling Report list for law firms with 101-250 attorneys. In the report, Law360 compares law firms of a similar size on two straightforward measures: the percentage of female attorneys at the firm and the percentage of female equity partners. FordHarrison’s percentage of female attorneys is 44% and FordHarrison’s equity partnership is 31 percent female, dramatically higher than the typical law firm.
Florida’s Minimum Wage Rate Increases January 1, 2021
Effective January 1, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage rate will increase from $8.56 per hour to $8.65 per hour. The increase is calculated by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and is based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the South Region.
Three FordHarrison Attorneys Named to 2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Michael Harrington and Johanna Zelman, Partners, were named to the 2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers List and Sami Asaad, Partner, was named to the 2020 Connecticut Rising Stars List.
Election Year Issues in the Workplace
While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed some aspects of how the 2020 Presidential election is conducted, employers are facing many of the same questions they have faced in the past, such as whether they are required to give employees time off to vote, and if so, whether that time off must be paid?
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