Nicholas Erickson

Nick Erickson focuses his practice on employment matters, administrative law, and litigation arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). Nick has experience representing high profile transportation industry clients in all phases of litigation including extensive motions practice in cases involving complex facts, elaborate procedural posture, and intricate legal issues.

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Unsuccessful Union Election? Employers Might Still Be Ordered to Engage in Collective Bargaining

By Nicholas Erickson on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Labor Relations
Employers with a workforce seeking to unionize may soon be ordered to bargain even without a union election (or potentially, even if the employer won the election)—if the NLRB’s General Counsel succeeds in resurrecting a 50-year-old legal framework called the Joy Silk Mills doctrine.… Continue Reading

Biden Administration Heralds New Protections for LGBTQ Employees

By Nicholas Erickson on Posted in Employee Handbooks & Policies, Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation
While President Biden’s initial flurry of executive orders largely sought to address the pandemic and undo the regulatory legacy of his predecessor, one order places LGBTQ protection at the heart of the new Administration’s agenda. That order, “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation,” states the new Administration’s general … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Related Litigation Surges: What Employers Can Do To Minimize Exposure

By Nicholas Erickson on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Employment Litigation, Medical & Other Leaves, Whistleblower & Retaliation Claims, Workplace Safety & OSHA
The much-anticipated surge of COVID-19 pandemic-related litigation has begun. As the pandemic continues to lay siege to the United States economy, claimants’ lawyers and government agencies have begun setting their sights on employers.… Continue Reading

Across the Digital Divide: Managing Remote Workers

By Nicholas Erickson on Posted in Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation, Privacy, Wage & Hour
The explosive growth of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic has re-shaped notions about how we work, presenting novel challenges for management. Re-opening business worksites brings new legal and operational challenges in continuing to effectively manage remote workers, while deciding whether, when, and which remote workers should return to the worksite. The new focus on teleworking … Continue Reading
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