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Posted June 6, 2022

Oregon Extends Vaccine Incentives, Hiring Bonuses

In early March 2022, the Oregon legislature sought to extend that exclusion until 180 days after Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown terminated the COVID-19 emergency declaration signed into law in 2020. Governor Brown signed the extension of the pay equity exclusion just two days shy of terminating the COVID-19 emergency declaration on March 17, 2022, which termination became effective on April 1, 2022.

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Posted June 6, 2022

Washington State Jumps on the Pay Transparency Bandwagon

A recent amendment to Washington law will require employers to disclose information about pay and other benefits in postings for jobs in the state. This new affirmative disclosure requirement, which applies to employers with 15 or more employees, becomes effective on January 1, 2023.

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Posted June 6, 2022

OFCCP Mandates Contractors Conduct, Share Pay Equity Analyses

Federal contractors will soon be facing new pay equity disclosure requirements under a directive issued by the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The OFCCP announced that it will require contractors to conduct pay equity analyses of their workforce and share those results with the OFCCP, even if the attorney-client privilege would otherwise protect the analyses. The OFCCP’s initiative signals an aggressive new focus on pay equity and a willingness to press the bounds of the government’s regulatory authority.

Posted May 27, 2022 with Tags

NJL’s Response to Uvalde

We at Nilan Johnson Lewis are heartbroken and outraged, both by the senseless massacres in Uvalde and Buffalo and by the too-slow racial reckoning ignited by George Floyd’s murder two years ago, the ramifications of which we still feel today. …

Newsroom image for the post Kelly Magnus Joins NJL’s Products and Toxic Tort Practice

Posted April 1, 2022 with Tags ,

Kelly Magnus Joins NJL’s Products and Toxic Tort Practice

Minneapolis, MN—Minnesota-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is excited to announce the hire of Kelly Magnus, who will join the Product Liability and Complex Torts practice area as an associate attorney. Kelly’s background includes representing individuals, businesses, and …

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Posted March 29, 2022 with Tags ,

USCIS Confirms Acceptable Evidence of Employment Authorization for Certain E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses

Following the Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas settlement, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) started issuing I-94 forms on January 30, 2022, with new Class of Admission (COA) codes for certain E and L spouses as evidence of their employment authorization incident to status. The term incident to status means that employment authorization is granted with the underlying immigration status (instead of having to first apply and be approved for work authorization in order to accept employment in the United States). The new COA designations were intended to distinguish E and L spouses from E and L children who are not employment authorized.

Newsroom image for the post Top 5 Reasons to Do a Pay Equity Audit in 2022

Posted March 2, 2022 with Tags

Top 5 Reasons to Do a Pay Equity Audit in 2022

There’s no time like the present to conduct a pay equity audit. This year, employers face historic competition to recruit and retain talent. With continued pressure to increase DE&I efforts and a wave of new pay equity laws, a pay …

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Posted March 2, 2022 with Tags

Keeping Up With Pay Transparency Laws

New York City will soon be joining the growing list of jurisdictions that have passed pay transparency laws. Effective May 15, 2022, employers with at least four employees in New York City will be required to disclose the minimum and …

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Posted February 7, 2022 with Tags

Nilan Johnson Lewis Receives Women-Owned Business Certification

Minneapolis-based law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is proud to announce that it has received a Women-Owned Business Certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The certification is a significant achievement in the firm’s ongoing commitment to being an industry leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and makes NJL one of the largest certified women-owned law firms in the U.S.  

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Posted January 13, 2022 with Tags ,

Supreme Court Ruling Strikes Down OSHA ETS

UPDATE: In an order issued Jan. 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court stayed enforcement of federal OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS pending the disposition of the petitions for review in the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. …

Posted January 6, 2022

Nilan Johnson Lewis Elects Courtney Blanchard to Shareholder

MINNEAPOLIS (January 6, 2022) – Nilan Johnson Lewis, an innovative and independent law firm in Minneapolis, announces a new shareholder promotions, Courtney Blanchard of the Labor and Employment group. “Courtney has been vitally important to our team at Nilan Johnson …

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Posted December 17, 2021

NJL Hires Litigator Kathleen Curtis

Minneapolis, MN—Nilan Johnson Lewis PA is thrilled to announce the addition of Kathleen Curtis to our Product Liability and Complex Torts practice area, where she will lend her litigation expertise to the group’s areas of personal injury, complex torts, product …

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