Jessica Schachter Jewell

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• Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

  Lawyers see some ambiguities in federal arbitration measure

  Providence Labor & Employment counsel Jessica Schachter Jewell is quoted throughout this article covering the potential impact of H.R. 4445, pending federal legislation that would prohibit employers from mandating arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims.
  Feb 25, 2022
• Providence Business News

  Under R.I. equity measure, firms may need wage audit

  This article on Rhode Island’s new pay equity law quotes Providence Labor & Employment counsel Jessica Schachter Jewell extensively on what employers can expect under the law and how they can prepare before the law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
  Aug 20, 2021
• Modern Restaurant Management

  MRM research roundup: Mid-August 2021 edition

  This state-of-the-restaurant-industry and outlook article includes NP’s Q3 Food & Beverage Crystal Ball, covering trends around labor shortages, ransomware attacks, wildfires, and brewery distribution agreements. The insights were provided by Intellectual Property co-leader and Cybersecurity & Privacy team leader Jason Kravitz and Corporate associate Anthony Bova, both in Boston; Providence Labor & Employment counsel Jessica Schachter Jewell; and San Francisco counsel Ian T. O’Banion, and Albany associate Dana P. Stanton, both of the Affordable Housing & Real Estate group
  Aug 16, 2021
• Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

  Employer-side lawyers parse pay equity law

  Providence Labor & Employment counsel Jessica Schachter Jewell is quoted throughout this article on what employers can expect under Rhode Island’s new pay equity law, including the importance of looking across all protected classes, potential complicating factors related to the “ comparable work” concept, and wage history prohibition and transparency.
  July 23, 2021
• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

  Hospital ‘offer letter’ found not to be binding contract

  This article covers a recent Massachusetts Superior Court decision in favor of client Lowell General Hospital, finding that a prospective employee could not establish either a breach of contract claim or a promissory estoppel claim. Providence counsel Jessica Jewell and associate Aaron Nadich, both of the Labor & Employment group, are quoted in the article.
  March 18, 2021
• Bloomberg Law

  Wake Up Call

  This roundup of notable legal industry news and people moves includes Nixon Peabody’s promotion of 12 attorneys to counsel.
  Feb 17, 2021
• Providence Business News

  PBN announces 2020 40 Under Forty winners

  This article highlights the publication’s 16th annual “40 Under Forty” award winners, a list that includes Providence Labor and Employment associate Jessica Jewell among the honorees.
  June 12, 2020
• Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

  No individual liability under FEPA Supreme Court rules

  Providence labor and employment associate Jessica Jewell is quoted in this article discussing individual liability under Fair Employment Practice Agencies and the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act, in light of the decision in Mancini vs. City of Providence.
  March 23, 2017
• Law360

  5 employer lessons from NLRB's Chipotle decision

  Providence office managing partner and Labor & Employment partner Andrew B. Prescott, and Labor & Employment associate Jessica Jewell, guest authored this column about important guidance for employers in light of the National Labor Relation Board’s recent decision regarding several Chipotle employment policies.
  Oct 19, 2016
• Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

  FOIA Decision Analyzes Public v. Privacy Interests

  This story notes a federal judge’s order in the Freedom of Information Act case requiring the government to release redacted medical records entered as evidence at a doctor’s trial—a win for Rhode Island journalist Philip Eil. Providence Labor & Employment partner Neal McNamara and associate Jessica Jewell are quoted in the piece as Eil’s pro bono counsel on behalf of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  Oct 4, 2016
• Rhode Island Public Radio

  Q&A: Phil Eil on His Battle to Get Evidence from a 2011 Drug Trial

  Providence office managing partner Neal McNamara and Providence Labor & Employment associate Jessica Jewell are mentioned in this radio show Q&A for their pro bono work in filing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on behalf of a local journalist.
  March 14, 2016
• Providence Business News

  Guest Column: Creative Vacation Plans

  Providence Labor & Employment associate Jessica Jewell authored this article on creative approaches to traditional vacation policies that employers should consider in an effort to hire and retain top-notch employees.
  July 20, 2015
• The Legal Intelligencer

  The Pendulum Swings in Two Massachusetts Franchise Cases

  New York City partner and leader of the firm’s Franchise & Distribution practice Craig Tractenberg and Providence Labor & Employment associate Jessica Jewell coauthored this article on two Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decisions which provide valuable lessons for franchise systems with respect to tipping policies.
  April 24, 2015
• Portsmouth Daily Times

  ACLU Sues for Volkman Trial Info

  Providence office managing partner Neal McNamara and Providence Labor & Employment associate Jessica Jewell are noted as the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island's counsel in filing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit on behalf of a local journalist.
  March 19, 2015