Rachel L. KesslerAssociateProskauer Rose LLPWebsitewww.proskauer.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail212-969-3158 Professional Biography Rachel Kessler is an associate in the Labor & Employment Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Arbitration group. More Legal and Business Bylines From Rachel L. Kessler Texas District Court Strikes Down NLRA Joint Employer Rule - (Posted On Tuesday, March 12, 2024) BREAKING: Texas District Court Strikes Down NLRA Joint Employer Rule - (Posted On Sunday, March 10, 2024) NLRB Signals Pullback on Consequential Damages Against Unions - (Posted On Wednesday, September 21, 2022) Third Circuit Takes Supreme Court Cue and Rejects “Implied” Union Contracts - (Posted On Tuesday, April 05, 2022) NYC Enacts Severance Pay Requirements for Displaced Hotel Workers - (Posted On Wednesday, October 13, 2021) D.C. Circuit Court Rules NLRB’s Access to Property Test is Arbitrary - (Posted On Friday, September 10, 2021) Current Legal Analysis USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act Age Calculation Policy – Considerations for Employers and Employees by: Ian R. Macdonald Court Reversed Judgment Against A Trustee Due To Jury Instruction Errors And Also Held That A Party Is Not Entitled To A Jury Trial In Trustee Removal Actions by: David Fowler Johnson Remote Work Compliance Considerations for H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 Employees by: Ian R. Macdonald Court Dismissed Appeal From Interim Trust Orders Because It Lacked Jurisdiction by: David Fowler Johnson NYC Limits Housing Discrimination Based on Criminal Background: Is ‘Criminal History’ History? by: John A. Snyder , Diane Krebs Massachusetts Makarevich: ‘Understandable’ Separation Agreement Language Aids Employer in Unpaid Wages Case by: Brian E. Lewis , Eve R. Keller Breastfeeding at Work Redefined: Puerto Rico’s New Code Ushers in Major Changes by: Sara E. Colón-Acevedo , Karina Rodríguez Civil Rights Enforcement following Columbia’s Settlement with the White House by: Amy Fabiano , Brigid Harrington Court Rules Pension Fund’s Position Was Not ‘So Baseless’ as to Mandate an Award of Attorneys’ Fees by: Robert R. Perry DOL Resurrects PAID Program: Employers Can Self-Report, Resolve Violations by: Justin R. Barnes , Jeffrey W. Brecher Tax-Loss Harvesting Part III: Investment Strategies by: Andie Kramer European Court of Justice Upholds Decision Annulling Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Titanium Dioxide by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Beltway Buzz, August 8, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett Understanding Cash Collateral and DIP Financing Orders by: Financial Poise Faculty Mediation Done Right: Selecting, Preparing, and Presenting Your Case for Settlement by: Financial Poise Faculty Upcoming Events Aug 21 2025 Crash Course: How to Acquire and Resuscitate Distressed Companies Sep 15 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Aug 13 2025 TSCA 30/30 - August 13, 2025 Print