MORRISTOWN, N.J., (December 7, 2010) – Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing workplace law firms, announced today that its Morristown office has been named an Honorable Mention recipient of the 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.
This prestigious award recognizes employers and worksites of all sizes and types across the country that are using flexibility as a strategy to increase workplace effectiveness and enhance business and employee success.
“We are thrilled to receive this recognition for our workplace practices,” said Richard J. Cino, Managing Partner of the Morristown Office. “As an employment law firm that regularly advises employers on workplace flexibility matters, it is particularly gratifying to be recognized for practicing what we preach.”
The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility are part of the national When Work Works project, an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce and the Twiga Foundation, with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
The selection process is rigorous. First, employers’ flexibility programs and practices are measured against national norms from Families and Work Institute’s National Study of Employers. Employees are then surveyed confidentially on their access to flexible work options, the supportiveness of the culture and on nationally tested measures of workplace effectiveness.
“As an honorable mention recipient of the 2010 Sloan Award, Jackson Lewis ranks in the top 20 percent of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace,” states Ellen Galinsky, President of Families and Work Institute (FWI). “In addition, what makes this honor so special is that employees have corroborated this, affirming that it is indeed an effective and flexible workplace.”
FWI’s nationally representative studies of employees and employers have found that flexibility is a key ingredient in creating effective workplaces that can yield important work-related outcomes. In fact, employees in effective and flexible workplaces report having greater job satisfaction, an improved desire to stay with the organization, better overall health, and lower stress levels.
About Jackson Lewis LLP
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law with almost 650 attorneys practicing in 46 cities nationwide. Jackson Lewis has a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy 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 and Workplace Safety Compliance. 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; Corporate Diversity Counseling and Collegiate and Professional Sports.
Recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies in a survey conducted by BTI Consulting Group as "the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles," Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of 5000 litigations; 300 class actions and over 1900 litigations brought to the firm in 2009 alone.
Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.
About WHEN WORK WORKS
The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility are part of the When Work Works project, an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce and the Twiga Foundation, with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The project shares the results of research on creating effective and flexible workplaces that meet the needs of the 21st century and provides resources and recognition to employers nationwide. www.whenworkworks.org
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For more information, please contact:
Lara Hamm, Jackson Lewis LLP
T: (703) 483-8373, E: hamml@jacksonlewis.com
Tyler Wigton or Kelly Sakai
Families and Work Institute
T: (212) 465-2044, x224 or x211
E: twigton@familiesandwork.org
E: ksakai@familiesandwork.org