Christopher L. Nickels, Partner

Publications and Presentations

05/21/19 – Newsletter

Christopher L. Nickels

California Employers Beware: Ninth Circuit Holds That Dynamex “ABC Test” Applies RetroactivelyFranchise & Distribution AlertChris Nickels, James Wu, Nicholas D'AmicoLast year, the California Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, establishing the so-called “ABC Test,” an expansive test used to determine whether a worker is an employee or... Read More

05/09/19 – Newsletter Lights Out on Class Action Arbitration: What Employers Now Need to Consider Labor & Employment Alert Christopher Nickels and Steven Kruzel

04/09/19 – Newsletter DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule Labor & Employment Alert Christopher Nickels

03/14/19 – Newsletter NLRB Returns to Its Long-Standing Independent Contractor Test Insight & Impact - Labor & Employment Newsletter Chris Nickels

12/17/18 – Newsletter DOL Abolishes the 80/20 Rule For Tipped Employees Insight & Impact - Labor & Employment Newsletter Christopher L. Nickels

11/08/18 – Presentation "Ethical Pitfalls in Employment Situations" Waukesha County Bar Association Christopher L. Nickels

09/26/18 – PowerPoint Presentation "Love It or Leave It: Embracing Leave Law Challenges Before They Strangle You" Lakeshore HR Presentation Christopher L. Nickels

05/24/18 – Newsletter Supreme Court Decision Gives Businesses A Powerful Tool Against Employee Class Actions Labor & Employment Alert Sean M. Scullen, Christopher L. Nickels

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, 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, 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

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

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

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