Labor / Employment
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Fat Shaming In The Workplace: Is Calling Someone A 'Big Bottomed Girl' Actionable?
As of now, fat shaming is, for the most part, a wrong without a remedy. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
What Happened To The Obama DOL's New Overtime Rules?
Employers, take note -- and start your planning now, because new rules are coming. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
We Don't File Lawsuits On Principle (Or: Why All Employment Lawsuits Often Have Such Bad Facts On Both Sides)
Lawsuits are all about money: this might sound distasteful, but it's true (at least in employment law).
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.19.17
* Baker Botts files SCOTUS brief reminding them what wedding cakes look like. Someday we’ll look back on a case designed to create second class citizens and think, “oh right, that’s the one where the Supreme Court decided with the help of a picture book.” [National Law Journal]
* Pepe the Frog’s creator is going nuclear with his intellectual property challenges against the Nazi scum who’ve turned his character into a mascot. [Engadget]
* Trader seeks to withdraw guilty plea after government shows him evidence that he probably didn’t commit a crime. The more you ponder that sentence, the more troubling it is. [Law 360]
* There are more female equity partners than ever, which means still not very many. [Am Law Daily]
* BuzzFeed hires Roy Black in the defamation case over the Trump dossier. Specifically, this case is about the allegations in the dossier that Aleksej Gubarev hacked the Democrats, but that’s no fun, so let’s remember the dossier also talked about Russian pee parties. [Law.com]
* A review of the federal government’s merits and amicus arguments this Term and it’s an aggressive invitation to legislate from the bench. So much for railing against “activist judges”! [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Harvard University is hoping Trump’s NLRB changes labor law so they can crush unionization efforts on campus. Damn liberal, socialist colleges. [Labor Notes]
* Here’s one to make some of you feel very old: Toys R Us files for bankruptcy. [Huffington Post]
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Unbelievable – Health Care Providers Sued For Disability Discrimination
No one should discriminate against people with disabilities, but health care professionals must be extra vigilant. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Does Your Parental Leave Policy Engage In Sex Discrimination?
Anyone can be discriminated against -- and the EEOC knows it. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Sexual Harassment Of Medical Personnel – A Huge Problem
Disparate power, vulnerable employees. -
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
When Doing Your Job Becomes A Real (Legal) Problem
And here are three steps employers can take when faced with such situations. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Ron Burgundy And Romance In The Workplace
When employees start dating, what's a company to do? -
Job Searches, Labor / Employment, On The Job
5 Tips On Getting Hired That Will Shock You
Alright… if the list makes you even raise an eyebrow, then I will be shocked. -
Labor / Employment, Sports
NFLPA Continues To Ignore The Awful CBA It Agreed To
Next time, pay attention to what you're signing. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Employer Best Practices In Times Of Emergency
What do you do about employees who can’t come to work during a natural disaster type situation?
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Labor / Employment, On The Job, Racism
KKK Hoods: Fashionable In The Workplace And (Again) In The Streets
Are workplace harassment cases reflective of the larger society? -
Justice, Labor / Employment, Racism
Law Firm Boots Partner Who Owned Neo-Nazi Record Label
Firing Nazis really shouldn't make any decent person feel bad. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
How To Exit With Grace: An Employment Lawyer’s Perspective
Here are a few ways to make your exit smoother, regardless of what motivates it. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Don’t Be A Costanza
Recognize and understand your role and station within your organization, or lose your credibility. -
Disability Law, Labor / Employment, On The Job
Ebola, Trypanophobia, And Deafness: What Does The ADA Require?
The questions raised by the Americans With Disabilities Act can't be answered with a simple yes or no. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
What To Do If You Have Hired A Bigot
And what should employers do if they learn an employee was involved in an event bringing them bad press? -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Religion
Skirts, Hair Follicles, The Flu, And The Mark Of The Beast -- Say What?
Religious discrimination cases are dominating headlines -- and raising thorny legal issues.