Jackson Lewis LLP

About this office:

Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with over 670 attorneys practicing in 48 cities nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.

For the 10th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world's largest corporations. Representing a decade of excellence, we have once again earned a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies after a comprehensive survey, as "the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles." In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the categories of both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms." Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions with over 2100 litigations brought to the firm in 2010 alone. And finally, Jackson Lewis is affiliated with L & E Global Employers' Counsel Worldwide.

Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.

Employment, Labor, Benefits, Immigration Law and Other Related Litigation, On Behalf of Management Exclusively.

Garnishment Reform Comes to Georgia Businesses
Dion Y. Kohler,C. Todd Van Dyke, February 13, 2012
Effective immediately, businesses in Georgia can save themselves the expense of using legal counsel to file routine garnishment answers. The new law, signed by Governor Nathan Deal on February 7, 2012, allows businesses to appoint an “authorized officer or employee” to file such...

New Recordkeeping Burden for Employers under Genetic Information Law (GINA)
Emily S. Borna, February 10, 2012
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has extended its recordkeeping requirements under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act to entities covered by Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). The EEOC’s final...

Workers Not Yet Eligible for FMLA are Protected from Interference and Retaliation, Federal Court Rules
Emily S. Borna,Tasos C. Paindiris, January 24, 2012
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act protects an employee’s pre-eligibility request for post-eligibility leave, the federal appeals court in Atlanta has held. Pereda v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 492 (11th Cir. Jan. 10, 2012). The Eleventh Circuit...

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