January 9, 2012
Nilan Johnson Lewis Honored by Twin Cities Business
Nilan Johnson Lewis a “2011 Small Business Success Story,” Says Twin Cities Business Every year, Twin Cities Business recognizes small business success stories in Minnesota. This year, Nilan Johnson Lewis, PA (NJL) has been selected for that honor. Our firm will be featured for its “accomplishments and milestones” in the January 2012 issue of Twin [...]
January 5, 2012
William Hittler Spotlighted in Bar Talk Article on Page Education Foundation
William Hittler, a founding shareholder of Nilan Johnson Lewis and health care practice group attorney, was featured in the December 21st issue of Bar Talk, the award-winning newsletter of the Federal Bar Association’s Minnesota Chapter. The article, “Lawyers Expand the Diversity Pipeline,” chronicles the history and growth of the Page Education Foundation, established in 1988 [...]
November 16, 2011
OSHA Issues New Directive Regarding Investigations of Alleged Workplace Violence
By: Sheila T. Kerwin and Lisa M. Schmid On September 8, 2011, OSHA issued a compliance directive addressing investigations of alleged incidents of workplace violence. (OSHA Directive Number CPL 02-01-052.) The directive establishes OSHA’s general enforcement policies and procedures for field officers to utilize when conducting inspections and issuing citations related to workplace violence. The [...]
November 3, 2011
Target Corporation Honors Nilan Johnson Lewis with Outstanding Law Firm Award
At an October 25 reception, Target Corporation recognized Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) and its labor and employment practice group with the Outstanding Law Firm Award, a first-ever accolade given by the Fortune 500 retailer. Chosen from a host of distinguished outside legal counsel teams who work with Target’s Labor and Employee Relations Team, NJL received [...]
October 24, 2011
Joe Schmitt and Lisa Schmid Discuss Protected Concerted Activity in The Corporate Counselor
Nilan Johnson Lewis Shareholder and Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, Joe Schmitt, and Associate Lisa Schmid authored an article in the October edition of The Corporate Counselor discussing the impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc. In this decision, the NLRB held for the first [...]
September 30, 2011
Jacqueline Mrachek and Megan Kelley Discuss Prevailing Wage in the September Issue of The Federal Lawyer
Shareholder Jacqueline Mrachek and Associate Megan Kelley, from the Minneapolis law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis, bylined an article for the September edition of The Federal Lawyer, in the Labor and Employment Corner, titled “Nailing the Prevailing Wage.” The authors explain that as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was [...]
September 20, 2011
National Law Journal Conducts Q&A with Sandra Jezierski About Risks Associated with Employee Use of Social Media
Using social media as a forum for posting gossip is not new. However, a new web service, OfficeLeaks, is now providing a virtual forum for posting workplace gossip. OfficeLeaks promises its users anonymity, but in a recent Q&A with The National Law Journal (available here), Nilan Johnson Lewis shareholder, Sandra Jezierski, disputes the promise of [...]
September 13, 2011
NAFE and Flex-Time Lawyers Salute Nilan Johnson Lewis as 2011 Best Law Firm for Women
Nilan Johnson Lewis, PA (NJL) is proud to announce that the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) and Flex-Time Lawyers has named the firm a NAFE and Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm for Women. NJL and the 50 Best Law Firms for Women will be featured in the fall 2011 issue of NAFE magazine and [...]
August 5, 2011
Are Employer Criminal Background Checks Illegal?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently convened a meeting on July 26, 2011 to address the use of criminal records in the hiring process as part of a series of meetings called by the EEOC in recent months to examine the implications of various hiring practices. The purpose of this meeting was to [...]
August 4, 2011
Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of $20 Million Product Liability Lawsuit Based on Statute of Limitations
On July 28, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a trial court’s ruling, dismissing a personal injury plaintiff’s product liability lawsuit for more than $20 million in damages against several pharmaceutical companies, Gazal v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,et al., No. 10-3129. Nilan Johnson Lewis’ Scott Smith successfully argued the [...]
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—Joseph F. Speelman, Litigation Associate General Counsel, LyondellBassell
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“Winning cases in and out of court without compromise is a fundamental priority in our company. The team of outside counsel at Nilan Johnson Lewis has adopted this principle as their own sense of mission, and they have provided us with outstanding trial results.”
—Joseph F. Speelman, Litigation Associate General Counsel, LyondellBassell
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