Russell J. McEwan
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Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member
Labor and Employment Law Committee
Monmouth Bar Association
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®*
2013-2025
* For information about the standards for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, please see https://www.bestlawyers.com/about/MethodologyBasic.aspx.
News, Analysis & Press
New Jersey DOL Launches Strategic Enforcement Initiative Targeting Residential Construction & Commercial Laundromats
ASAP
December 14, 2022
New Jersey Law Allows Labor Commissioner to Audit Federally Regulated Apprenticeship Programs and Strip Affected Contractors of the Right to Perform Public Work
ASAP
January 18, 2022
Tightening the Vise: N.J. Further Expands Power to Thwart Employee Misclassification
Insight
July 12, 2021
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Immigration Enforcement and I-9 Audits Skyrocket, Affecting the Construction Industry
Podcast
April 16, 2019
Bill Would Impose Significant Apprenticeship Requirements on New Jersey Contractors
ASAP
January 7, 2019
No Dire Straits for Workers Involved in Labor Disputes in N.J. as Governor Expands Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits
ASAP
August 16, 2018
Spotlight on Positive Employee Relations Training: How Employers Can Reap the Benefits of Employee Engagement
Podcast
August 9, 2018
Building Better Workers: How Apprenticeship Programs Can Benefit the Construction Industry
Podcast
June 5, 2018
Contractors: An Ounce of Wage and Hour Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
Construction Executive
September 26, 2017
Construction Contractors Seeking Workers. Bring Your HR 'A-Game'
Bloomberg BNA Construction Labor Report
March 23, 2017
Littler Appoints Co-Office Managing Shareholders in Newark
February 16, 2017
What the Jersey City PLA Ruling Means for Union Labor in Construction
Construction Dive
September 27, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Labor Law Gone Wild: NLRB’s Joint-Employer Decision May Help Unions and Hurt Business
Westlaw Employment
November 10, 2015
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
Paid to Picket? N.J. Supreme Court Rules Strikers May Be Eligible for Unemployment Benefits
Insight
February 12, 2009
Speaking Engagements
Navigating the New Jersey Department of Labor: Ensuring Wage, Hour and Benefit Compliance
Newark, NJ
October 30, 2024
The New Jersey Wage Hub Unpacked: A 60-day Review of the New Jersey Wage Hub and What Comes Next
October 25, 2024
Understanding the Interplay Between Union Organizing and Social Justice in Today's Workplace
February 15, 2023
A Practical Primer on Inclusion, Equity & Diversity Programs
Littler Executive Employer Conference
May 4, 2022
Weathering the Great Resignation: Strategies for Employee Engagement and Retention
Monmouth Bar Association CLE
March 25, 2022
Project Labor Agreement Webinar
The Associated Builders and Contractors New Jersey Chapter and the African American Chamber of Commerce
June 23, 2021
Current Labor and Employment Law Issues Impacting Your Contracting Business
Newark, NJ
March 29, 2021
Labor Law Changes Under the Biden Administration
Monmouth Bar Association CLE
February 26, 2021
Decision 2020: What’s at Stake for Employers in the Upcoming General Election
October 30, 2020
Prepare for Liftoff: Minimizing Employee Relations Risks as Construction Sites Rebound from the Pandemic Shutdown
May 14, 2020
Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Update for New Jersey Public Works Contractors
November 7, 2019
Navigating New Jersey’s Aggressive New Wage Theft Law
CLE Presentation
October 14, 2019
Navigating New Jersey’s Aggressive New Wage Theft Law
October 14, 2019
Apprenticeship 101 for New Jersey Public Works Contractors
Newark, NJ
June 27, 2019
Lawful Hiring and Firing
ABC Professional Services Committee Webinar
May 30, 2019
Traditional Labor Law Symposium: What Union and Nonunion Employers Need to Know About Today’s Unions and Employer Obligations Under the NLRA
2019 Executive Employer Conference
May 10, 2019
Apprenticeship 101 for New Jersey Public Works Contractors
April 11, 2019
Can An Apprenticeship Program Help My Contracting Business? The Ins and Outs of Building and Operating a Program in New Jersey
December 18, 2018
New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law Update: The Proposed Regulations are Out
October 19, 2018
New Jersey’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law Goes Into Effect on October 29, 2018
August 29, 2018
Double Breasting in the Construction Industry
NJ State Bar Association CLE
April 10, 2018
Labor Law Issues Affecting Public Works Contractors
Newark, NJ
March 20, 2018
Detecting and Mitigating Common Construction Industry Fraud and Legal Risks
NJ Society of CPAs, Neptune, NJ
December 7, 2017
How to Lawfully Detect and Respond to Union Organizing in the Workplace
ABC Excellence in Construction Symposium, Atlantic City, NJ
November 30, 2017
2017 Hot Topics in Employment & Labor Law
Newark, NJ
May 2, 2017
Employer Election Alert! Trump Presidency and Its Impact on Employment Laws and Regulations
Center for Competitive Management webinar
December 7, 2016
What’s in Store for Employers Now That the Election is Behind Us?
Newark, NJ
November 17, 2016
The 2016 Election: A Labor & Employment Update
Monmouth County Bar Association
October 26, 2016
Educational Roundtable on Union/Non-Union Construction Activity in the NYC Marketplace
NYC CFMA
April 26, 2016
NYC Construction Outlook 2015-2017
NYC Surety Association
February 3, 2016
Workforce 2016: How to Energize Your Employees, Reduce Your Legal Exposure and Boost Your Business
Newark, NJ
January 21, 2016
2015 Tri-State Employer Conference
New York, NY
November 5, 2015
While You Were Busy Building: The Most Significant Labor Law Developments of 2015
Newark, NJ
October 20, 2015
There’s Something Happening Here (What it is ain’t exactly clear)
Fairport, NY
June 16, 2015
Practical Tips for Managing the Obama Administration’s Labor Agenda
The 2014 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, Phoenix, AZ
May 9, 2014
Important Issues for Construction Employers
The 2014 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, Phoenix, AZ
May 7, 2014
5 Steps for Building Defensible Macro-Bargaining Units
Associated Builders & Contractors, New Jersey Chapter
March 12, 2014
Double Breasting in the Construction Industry
Construction Financial Management Association, New Jersey and New York Chapters, Secaucus, NJ
October 22, 2013
Understanding and Responding to the U.S. DOL's Investigation Initiative Targeting the Construction Industry
February 7, 2012
New Workday
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
September 2011
Doublebreasting in the Construction Industry
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
April 12, 2011
Protecting What You’ve Built
Littler Mendelson, Newark, NJ
March 2011
Prevailing Wage Fundamentals
New Jersey Electronic Security Association
May 2010
Back to Work! Practical Tips for Managing Employee Leaves of Absence
American Society of Safety Engineers
November 2009
Understanding and Complying with New Jersey Prevailing Wage Laws: Update 2008
Newark, NJ
April 18, 2008
2008 Construction Industry Primer - Overcoming Barriers to Success in the Coming Year
Newark, NJ
December 6, 2007
Employment Law Essentials for the Construction Industry
Newark, NJ
January 18, 2007
Education
- J.D., New York Law School, 1995cum laude
- B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1987
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia