Washington, D.C. Partner Paul W. Kisslinger recently spoke with Law360 for an article titled, “Ex-SEC Asst. Chief Litigation Atty Joins Lewis Brisbois In DC,” about joining Lewis Brisbois as the chair of its newly created SEC Enforcement & Litigation Practice.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Lucas (“Luke”) T. Ritchie to its Denver office as a partner in the firm’s Directors & Officers and Securities Litigation and Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Practices.

2022 was another busy year for labor and employment law in the state of Illinois, with multiple significant developments. These developments include a wide range of topics, from payroll to non-compete agreements to human rights, and are summarized in this alert.

Oregon saw a handful of new employment laws enacted this past year that employers should take note of. Additionally, the much-anticipated Oregon Paid Family Leave Act went into effect on January 1, 2023. Further, two recent Oregon cases interpreting state statutes related to employment discrimination claims and Oregon’s wage statutes will help define the new year for employers.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome accomplished former SEC litigator and trial attorney Paul W. Kisslinger to its Washington, D.C. office as chair of the firm’s newly established SEC Enforcement & Litigation Practice.

As is seemingly customary at this point, New York employers cannot ease into the New Year and must instead revisit their employee handbooks due to a recent amendment to the New York Labor Law that takes effect February 19, 2023. The Lawful Absence Law amends Section 215 of the Labor Law to bar employers from disciplining employees who take legally protected time off from work.

Following up on our recent updates regarding the pending New York legislation known as the Grieving Families Act, it has been reported that an amended version of the bill was delivered to Governor Hochul last week.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to present our first webinar of 2023, “Risk Transfer,” taking place January 19 at 12 p.m. ET.

Atlanta and Savannah Partner Steven H. Lee and Fort Lauderdale Partner Sean P. Shecter recently authored an Expert Analysis piece for Law360 titled, “What To Pay Attention To In FTX Fraud Probe.”

Atlanta Partner Steven H. Lee was recently quoted in a Law360 article about FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bail package after appearing in a New York City federal court.  

New York Associate Christina Stylianou and Phoenix Partner Gregg E. Clifton recently penned an Expert Analysis article for Law360, titled "SC Pay-For-Play Bill For Student-Athletes Faces Obstacles,” which discusses a South Carolina senate bill that would allow football and basketball players at certain National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I public universities to receive compensation.

As seems to be the case every year, 2022 was a busy year in the employment law arena for New York State and City. In this alert, we recap the key new developments that employers should be mindful of in order to move forward with a compliant 2023.

The following are summaries of changes in Florida labor & employment law that occurred in 2022.

A common question California employers have is whether they can arbitrate wage and hour claims brought under the Private Attorneys General Act – commonly known as PAGA – in California. Until recently, the answer to that question has been a resounding “no” ever since a 2014 California Supreme Court case held that employers cannot make employees waive their rights to bring PAGA claims on a group-wide basis through an arbitration agreement.