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Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that Litigation Department Vice Chair Ruth Rauls was selected by NJBIZ as a 2023 “Best 50 Women in Business” honoree. The awards recognize women who have made a significant impact on New Jersey business and the community at large...
New York employers who pay their non-exempt, hourly employees on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis may need to think again based on recent court decisions interpreting the definition of “manual worker” under the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). As explained in more detail below, the NYLL requires that...
California has long been notorious for having a law, backed by public policy, prohibiting employee noncompete provisions except in very limited circumstances. Effective January 1, 2024, it even more aggressively furthers this stance. The Legislature noted that noncompete clauses remain common in the...
Effective July 1, 2023, the Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance of the City of Los Angeles became effective, imposing new requirements on the use of independent contractors and freelance workers together with new penalties for the violation of its requirements. Its provisions apply to a written...
Since Illinois first enacted the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”) in 2006, the number of temporary workers in the state has more than doubled, from 300,000 to over 650,000 workers. The number of registered temporary worker agencies has also doubled, from 150 to over 300. To address...
On August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) introduced a process for qualified E-Verify employers to complete I-9 verification in a completely remote manner. Unlike during the DHS COVID-19 temporary flexibilities period, this alternative procedure does not require a physical...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that attorneys from the firm were named to the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Baltimore Attorneys from the...
Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued proposed regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA” or the “Act”). The public has until October 10 to comment on the EEOC’s proposed regulations. Background: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act The PWFA...
As employees continue to work fully remote, courts will be tasked with determining what state discrimination law applies to an employee who does not live or work in the same state as their employer. In grappling with this question with no precedent from New Jersey’s highest court, the United States...
Since 2017, employers have been able to rely on The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017) (“ Boeing”), for relatively clear guidance on the lawfulness of their work rules (including employee handbook policies and manuals). In Boeing, the Board delineated categories of work rules: certain rules...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that two attorneys in the firm’s Pennsylvania offices were recently honored by Benchmark Litigation. Litigation Department Chair Cathleen Devlin was selected as one of Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 “Top 250 Women in Litigation” for...
(LOS ANGELES, August 1, 2023) — Saul Ewing LLP today announced that it has expanded nationally, opening two offices in Southern California through a combination with 50-attorney law firm Freeman Freeman & Smiley (“Freeman”). With offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, the combined Firm now has 18...
A recent opinion from the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals confirmed what should be settled law: deathbed gifts made by personal check delivered before death but deposited after death remain part of the donor’s taxable estate and thus subject to estate tax. A lot of taxes, legal fees, and headache...
Saul Ewing LLP is proud to announce that Charles M. Lizza, Vice Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department and Co-Chair of its Intellectual Property Practice, was named to the NJBIZ 2023 Law Power 50 list. This is the fifth year in a row that Mr. Lizza has been included on this list of the state's...
“Oops, [it] did it again.” Analogous to Ms. Spears’s lyric, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) once again causes a reset across multiple industries with its third iteration of an electronic data reporting rule. Beginning January 1, 2024 , for employers in specific high-hazard...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that the firm was recognized as Band 1 for Private Wealth Law in Maryland in Chambers High Net Worth 2023. Additionally, Jeff Glaser, chair of the firm's Personal Wealth, Estates & Trusts Practice, was ranked as a Band 1 attorney...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that two attorneys in the firm’s New Jersey offices were honored as part of the New Jersey Law Journal's 2023 New Jersey Legal Awards. Energy Practice Vice Chair Colleen Foley was honored with a Mentors award and Counsel Melissa...
Congrats to Damon, Tom and Adam for being recognized in the L.A. Times B2B Publishing Commercial Real Estate Magazine as 2023 Visionaries. Damon Juha specializes in transactional real estate matters with an emphasis on assisting clients in buying, selling, developing, financing and leasing all types...
Indira K. Sharma, a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation practice, was recognized by Lawyers of Color's inaugural Wonderful Women, which recognizes dynamic women attorneys working in law firms, companies, and government agencies who show promise in their careers and demonstrate a strong commitment to...
Last week, the Supreme Court issued two significant decisions impacting employers nationwide. The Court’s holding in Groff v. DeJoy requires employers to grant religious accommodations to employees, unless such accommodations would cause substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of the...