Publications and Presentations
11/03/21 – Newsletter
Christopher L. Nickels DOL Restores the 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees and Creates a New Employee Wage Protection Labor & Employment Chris Nickels, Amanda CollinsOn Friday, October 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule relating to wages of tipped employees. The rule aims to settle flip-flopping by different presidential administrations over the types of work tipped employees must be paid... Read More
10/01/21 – Newsletter
New DOL Tip Credit Rule Clarifies When Managers can Keep Tips and Lays Hefty Fines for FLSA Violations Labor & Employment Christopher Nickels, Christian Yingling
08/26/21 – Newsletter
OSHA Updates its COVID-19 Guidance for Non-Healthcare Industries Labor & Employment, OSHA Christopher Nickels, William Walden, Alexis Barkis
06/24/21 – Article
"OSHA Considerations for Employers in Year Two of the COVID-19 Pandemic" Occupational Health & Safety Magazine By: Christopher L. Nickels
06/18/21 – Newsletter
Increasing Awareness of OSHA's Updated COVID-19 Guidance Important for Employers Labor & Employment William Walden, Chris Nickels, Alexis Barkis
06/17/21 – Newsletter
OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Standard for Healthcare Employers Health Law Chris Nickels, Shamika Mazyck
03/19/21 – Newsletter
Impacts of the American Rescue Plan Act on Employers and Extension of FFCRA Tax Credit for COVID-19 Related Paid Leave Labor and Employment Chris Nickels, Tyler Roth
02/12/21 – Newsletter
President Biden’s Impact on Employers in His First Three Weeks Labor & Employment Judith Williams-Killackey, Chris Nickels, Grant Sovern, Angela O'Brien
12/29/20 – Newsletter
Employers May Voluntarily Extend Unused FFCRA Leave Benefits and Receive a Tax Credit Through March 2021 Labor & Employment Chris Nickels, Tyler Roth
12/28/20 – Newsletter
OSHA’s COVID-19 Recording and Reporting Requirements Labor & Employment Chris Nickels, Will Walden, Alexis Barkis
10/07/20 – Newsletter
New Executive Order Limits Workplace Diversity Training Offered by Federal Contractors Labor & Employment Alert Lindsey W. Davis and Christopher Nickels
09/17/20 – Presentation
"How Employers Should Handle Political and Divisive Speech by Employees" Quarles & Brady Seminar Christopher L. Nickels, Tyler Roth
06/24/20 – Newsletter
OSHA Issues New Guidance for Reopening Nonessential Businesses OSHA Client Alert Cynthia A. Faur, Lauren R. Harpke, Christopher L. Nickels
05/26/20 – Newsletter
OSHA Update: Work-Related COVID-19 Cases are Recordable, and Increased In-Person Inspections are on the Horizon Labor & Employment Alert Lauren R. Harpke, Christopher L. Nickels
05/06/20 – Presentation
Open for Business? Navigating COVID-19’s Impact on Reopening Businesses and Returning Employees to the Workplace Quarles & Brady Seminar Gary Clark, Kelly Lyon Davis, Christopher Nickels
04/01/20 – Newsletter
Getting Immediate Employer Tax Credit for FFCRA Sick Leave & EFMLA: IRS Releases Documentation Requirements and Expedited Process Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Tyler Roth
03/30/20 – Newsletter
FFCRA Leave Provisions Effective April 1 and CARES Act Provide Relief for Small Businesses and Unemployed Workers Labor & Employment Alert Chris Nickels, James Wu, Lindsey Davis and Alexis Barkis
03/27/20 – Newsletter
DOL Offers Additional Guidance Regarding FFCRA Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, James Y. Wu
03/25/20 – Newsletter
Temporary Non-Enforcement of Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Workplace Posting Requirements Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, James Y. Wu
03/11/20 – Newsletter
NLRB Overturns Browning-Ferris Industries Joint Employer Standard with Sweeping New Rule Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels, Christian Yingling
01/23/20 – Newsletter
DOL Issues Final Joint Employment Rule Labor & Employment Alert Christopher L. Nickels
01/16/20 – Presentation
"Cannabis and Employment Law" Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Christopher L. Nickels
05/21/19 – Newsletter
California Employers Beware: Ninth Circuit Holds That Dynamex “ABC Test” Applies Retroactively Franchise & Distribution Alert Chris Nickels, James Wu, Nicholas D'Amico
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
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