Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court held a one-hour oral argument in three consolidated cases concerning the enforceability of arbitration agreements requiring employees to waive their right to bring or participate in a class or collective actions. Click here for a summary of yesterday’s argument.
Douglas J. Klein
Douglas J. Klein is an Associate in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is engaged exclusively in the practice of labor and employment law on behalf of management.
Mr. Klein regularly appears in federal and state courts, at arbitrations and mediations and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the United States Department of Labor, the New York State Department of Labor, the New York State Division of Human Rights and the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Mr. Klein defends employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters such as collective and class action wage and hour cases, discrimination cases and unfair labor practice charges. He also appears on behalf of clients in representation and decertification proceedings and collective bargaining negotiations.
Mr. Klein also counsels clients on compliance with federal and state labor and fair employment laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the New York State Human Rights Law and the New York City Human Rights Law. He advises clients on a variety of other labor and employment issues including wage and hour compliance, facility closings, force reductions, restrictive covenants and human resources policy issues such as drug testing, social media and sexual harassment.
During law school, Mr. Klein served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Brooklyn Law School Journal of Law & Policy. He also served as an intern for the National Labor Relations Board and as a judicial intern for the Honorable Jose L. Linares, U.S. District Court of New Jersey.
ALERT: Senate confirms Acosta as Secretary of Labor
Today the U.S. Senate approved Alexander Acosta as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor by a vote of 60-38. Click here to read more background information on Acosta. Acosta’s nomination was previously approved by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee by a 12-11 party line vote in March.
Chief among the …
R. Alexander Acosta Picked to Head Department of Labor
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District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking DOL Final Rule
Click here for the Jackson Lewis article discussing the decision and issues arising from it.
Are My California Pay Stubs Compliant?
See Jaclyn Floryan’s recent post Are My California Pay Stubs Compliant? available on the Jackson Lewis California Workplace Law Blog.
New PAGA Amendments – What Employers Doing Business in California Need to Know
See Kyle Worrell’s recent post New PAGA Amendments – What Employers Doing Business in California Need to Know available on the Jackson Lewis California Workplace Law Blog.
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision In ‘Pick-Off’ Case
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez. Here is the decision. The Court decided (6-3) that an unaccepted offer of judgment does not moot a case, resolving the circuit split, and answering the question left unanswered in Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk (more on Genesis and the…
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on Viability of ‘No-Injury’ Class Actions under Fair Credit Reporting Act and Other Statutes
Below is a link to Jackson Lewis Shareholder James McKenna’s web article on the November 2nd oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. The case is important for employers in light of the increasing number of class actions they face: