Christopher L. Nickels, Associate

Publications and Presentations

05/24/18 – Newsletter

Sean M. Scullen

Supreme Court Decision Gives Businesses A Powerful Tool Against Employee Class ActionsLabor & Employment AlertSean M. Scullen, Christopher L. NickelsOn May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court held that employers can require employees to participate in individual arbitration proceedings to resolve employment disputes rather than pursuing such claims as a class action. The decision involved the interplay between... Read More

04/09/18 – Newsletter Supreme Court Shifts FLSA Exemption Standard In Employers’ Favor By Ruling Automobile Service Advisors Exempt Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Tyler Roth

03/01/18 – Newsletter Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard Reinstated, For Now Labor & Employment Alert Judith A. Williams-Killackey, Christopher L. Nickels

01/31/18 – PowerPoint Presentation "Developments at the National Labor Relations Board and Their Impact on Employers and Franchisors" Quarles & Brady Seminar Judith A. Williams-Killackey, Christopher L. Nickels, Steve Kruzel

12/18/17 – Newsletter Bye, Bye Browning-Ferris: NLRB Overturns Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Steve Kruzel, Judith A. Williams-Killackey, Gary R. Clark, Stephanie J. Quincy, Susan McCaffery Zoeller, Otto W. Immel

11/09/17 – Newsletter Bill To Narrow Joint Employment Passes In The House Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Otto Immel, Andy Beilfuss, David A. Beyer

09/12/17 – Newsletter DOL Overtime Rule Officially Struck Down, What To Expect Next Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Sean M. Scullen, Michael Aldana, Susan McCaffery Zoeller, Gary R. Clark, Otto W. Immel

06/12/17 – Newsletter Department of Labor Shifts Course on Joint Employment and Independent Contractor Classification Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Gary R. Clark, Fred Gants, Otto W. Immel, Stephanie J. Quincy, Susan McCaffery Zoeller

11/23/16 – Newsletter DOL Overtime Rule Changes Blocked By Federal Judge Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Michael Aldana, Sean M. Scullen

11/07/16 – Blog "Should Franchisors be Concerned with the McDonald’s Wage Deal?" Franchise Law Insider By David A. Beyer and Christopher L. Nickels

09/28/16 – PowerPoint Presentation "Employment Law Update" Lakeshore Area Human Resources Association By Christopher L. Nickels

09/21/16 – Newsletter 21 States And More Than 50 Business Groups Seek To Block DOL Overtime Rule Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Michael Aldana, Sean M. Scullen

05/18/16 New DOL Overtime Rules Announced, Minimum Salary of $47,476 Labor & Employment Law Alert Michael Aldana, Christopher Nickels, Sean Scullen, Susan McCaffery Zoeller

04/07/16 – Newsletter Update on Timing of Department of Labor’s Final Overtime Rules Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Sean M. Scullen, Michael Aldana

03/03/16 – Blog "Good News for Franchisors: Franchisors Not Joint Employers in Wisconsin" Franchise Law Insider By Christopher L. Nickels

02/05/16 – Presentation "Keys To Developing An Effective Human Resources Program" Wisconsin Specialty Cheese Institute By Christopher L. Nickels

01/28/16 – Newsletter Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Joint Employment Under the FLSA Franchise & Distribution Law Alert Christopher L. Nickels, David A. Beyer, David B. Kern

01/27/16 – Blog "Franchisors: Take Note of New Joint Employment Guidance" Franchise Law Insider By David A. Beyer, David B. Kern, and Christopher L. Nickels

11/11/15 – Blog "NLRB Finds No Joint Employment Relationship In First Test Since Browning-Ferris" Franchise Law Insider By David A. Beyer, David B. Kern, and Christopher L. Nickels

09/18/15 – PowerPoint Presentation "A Sea Change in Wage and Hour Law" American Payroll Association - Wisconsin Statewide Conference By Christopher L. Nickels

07/02/15 – Newsletter Department of Labor Proposes Compensation Increases for Overtime Exemption Tests, Including $50,440 Minimum Salary Basis Labor & Employment Law Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Sean M. Scullen, Michael Aldana, Gary R. Clark, Otto W. Immel

05/07/15 – Newsletter Department of Labor’s Proposed Overtime Rules Sent to Office of Management and Budget Labor & Employment Law Alert Christopher L. Nickels

05/07/15 – Blog "Pitched Battle In The Fight Over Joint-Employer Status Rages On" Franchise Law Insider By Christopher L. Nickels

01/22/15 – PowerPoint Presentation "The Fair Labor Standards Act for Public Employers" Wisconsin Public Employer Labor Relations Association By Christopher L. Nickels

04/16/14 – Newsletter Spring Cleaning Series: Criminal Background Checks Labor & Employment Law Update Christopher L. Nickels

03/19/14 – Newsletter President Obama Instructs the DOL to Update and Modernize the “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions Labor & Employment Law Alert Christopher L. Nickels

12/11/13 – Article “Here’s the recipe for a safe office holiday party” BizTimes Milwaukee News Blog Christopher L. Nickels, Sean M. Scullen

09/23/13 – Newsletter Minimum Wage and Overtime Provisions to be Extended to Home Health Care Workers Labor & Employment Law Update Christopher L. Nickels

03/01/13 – Article Labor and Employment Law" PNNACLE Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law Christopher L. Nickels

01/01/13 – Article "Unemployment Insurance" MRA Wisconsin Law Guide Christopher L. Nickels

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