[12/15/2009] The following is a brief review of significant 2009 workplace law developments. Although a comprehensive treatment of all noteworthy changes is beyond the scope of this summary, we hope this retrospective will assist our readers. (For monthly updates more »

[2/8/2010] The New York State and New York City Human Rights laws provide for significant remedies for prevailing plaintiffs. Unlimited compensatory damages are available under State law and unlimited compensatory damages, unlimited punitive damages and attorneys' fees are available under City law. more »

[2/8/2010] The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 ("CHIPRA") imposes certain notice requirements on employers maintaining group health plans. Under CHIPRA, beginning in April 2009, employers sponsoring group health plans must provide notice of the new special enrollment rights more »

[2/8/2010] The Civil Air Patrol Employment Protection Act now requires California employers with 15 or more employees to permit employees who have been employed 90 or more days to take a leave of absence to respond to an emergency operational mission of the California Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. An more »

[2/8/2010] The U.S. Department of Transportation ("DOT") published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make DOT's drug testing procedures consistent with new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' ("HHS") requirements that would take effect on May 1, 2010. Highlights of the February 4, 2010, proposed more »

Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's largest and fastest growing workplace law firms, announced that Jay Adams Knight has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as Partner. more »

Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's largest and fastest growing workplace law firms, announced that Victoria "Tory" Woodin Chavey has joined the firm as a Partner in its Hartford office. more »

Jackson Lewis LLP announced that 16 attorneys have been named Partners. The recently elected Partners represent a broad range of workplace law experience and are resident throughout Jackson Lewis' 45 offices across the country more »

Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's largest and fastest growing workplace law firms, announced that Daniel L. Bell has joined the firm's Cleveland office as Partner and Ryan Morley has joined as an Associate. more »