Labor / Employment

Morning Docket: 05.08.23

* Only 58 percent of women attorneys would recommend a legal career to their daughters. That many? [American Lawyer] * Legal industry adds more jobs this month because economic growth is definitely the sign of a looming recession. [Law360] * Minnesota lawyer changes careers to become magician. Lots of preparation to get in front of an audience and trick them... doesn't seem like much of a stretch. [CBS News] * UK regulators ban online bar exams amid "malpractice" allegations. [LegalCheek] * Closing arguments on deck in the E. Jean Carroll case after Trump declines to testify. So he's going to lean on that deposition testimony? Bold. [Reuters] * Department of Labor crackdown finds alarming amount of child labor, or as Iowa calls it... labor. [Bloomberg Law News]

Morning Docket: 05.04.23

* Harlan Crow paid for Clarence Thomas to send his kid to private school?!?! Honestly, I'm starting to think ProPublica brilliantly slow-played all these stories to give the Wall Street Journal and Fox maximum opportunity to embarrass themselves by going all in on "personal hospitality exception" before dropping this. [ProPublica] * Now Trump says he will probably attend his own rape trial. But his legal team has yet to amend its prior position that it would not call any witnesses so he's just planning to hang out. [Reuters] * CFTC Inspector General suspended pending investigation into squelching whistleblower complaints. [Law360] * DeSantis selling merchandise designed to invoke the Disney trademark because he hasn't given them enough to sue him over. [Bloomberg Law News] * And because no one in Florida government understands that admitting to abusing public office is a problem for its legal claims, the legislature is passing bills to crackdown on the Disney Monorail. [Forbes] * Lewis Brisbois chair steps down following mass exodus. [The Recorder] * McDonald's franchise caught employing 10-year-olds. [NPR]

Morning Docket: 05.02.23

* Leonard Leo used his Federalist Society contacts to secure $1.6 billion donation, which Politico suggests might "raise questions about its nonpartisan, non-political status." Nope. We had no questions. [Politico] * Joe Tacopina's second day of cross-examination somehow managed to be worse according to Mitchell Epner. [Daily Beast] * Though he may not be around for long, as eyes turn toward whether or not Joe Tacopina is conflicted out of the Donald Trump case because of past interactions with Stormy Daniels. What are the odds this is all heading toward some half-baked mistrial motion? I'm guessing around 1 in... 1. [Law360] * All that Zooming and Teamsing (yet another reason Teams sucks -- no good way to convert the product name into an activity) during the pandemic left the Justice Department a treasure trove of material. [Bloomberg Law News] * Hollywood writers go on strike. Now you're stuck with all the online journalists for your entertainment needs. [Reuters] * Midsized law firms are embracing emerging companies practice while bigger firms grow more cautious. [American Lawyer] * UK regulators investigating the abuse of NDAs. [LegalCheek]

I Don’t Know Why Fox Fired Tucker Carlson, But I Can Explain When

Not so much 'just asking questions' as 'just suggesting possible answers.'

Tucker Carlson And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Texts

Tuck, it turns out, was not everlasting.

Impromptu Labor Law Issue Spotter As Rutgers Law Goes On Strike

Have you considered just paying people a real wage?

The Changing L&E Landscape: How To Navigate Investigations 

Join us and see the impact of Gen Z is having on L&E investigations and the decision-making process it adds to your law firm.

The Origins And Recent Strides Of The U.S. Garment Labor Movement

The fight for labor rights in apparel manufacturing dates back to slavery, and it's still going strong today.

Anyone Working For Elon Musk (Or Anyone Else For That Matter) Should Probably Run Their Contracts Through This Right Now

Most people don't have $100 million severance clauses, but they should figure out what they do have.

Elon’s Response To A Working(?) Employee Was So Bad That Someone Realized Twitter Is Basically Circuit City Now. Prepare For HR Nightmares.

Somewhere, an Elon stan is studying the secrets of alchemy to explain why this is all just a 4D chess move.

If The Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Doesn’t Get Elon Musk, The Dip In Stock Will

This all could have been avoided if he kept a cordial, not to mention legal, line of communication with his employees.

Labor Department Is Cracking Down On Providers’ Use Of 1099 Contractors, Lawyer Warns

Before healthcare providers onboard workers sourced from staffing agencies, they should make sure these laborers are hired as W-2 employees rather than 1099 independent contractors, one lawyer recently warned. The Department of Labor is increasing its efforts to ensure healthcare facilities are complying with the law as it pertains to contract labor and overtime pay.

Attention Desperate Billionaire Tweets Evidence For A Likely Future Wrongful Termination Lawsuit To Own The Libs

Yeah. It’s Elon again.

Morning Docket: 03.06.23

* Sam Bankman-Fried allowed to carry flip phone. Cue the Eighth Amendment. Just give him a rotary phone and be done with it. [Reuters] * Former inspector general revisits the Supreme Court's "oops, I mean, we talked to the justices 'about' the investigation but I cannot say that they were part 'of' the investigation" effort, and ruminates on how unbelievably inept this is. [The Atlantic] * George Conway is getting a divorce from Kellyanne confirming that marriage requires more than one person with a foot in reality. [CNN] * Starbucks' labor troubles have gone from venti to cento. [Bloomberg Law News] * Law360 continues to be laser-focused on the former NY Chief Judge Janet DiFiore beat, uncovering seemingly misleading testimony used to justify her multimillion-dollar publicly funded security detail. [Law360] * A collection of crazy law firm merchandise. [LegalCheek]

Talked To Some Union Guys Building Buses And The Secret Service, Also Kamala Harris Was There

Though it was a pleasure listening to the vice president, I learned a lot more about the new green economy from hours of talking to the union laborers actually building it.