Labor / Employment
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Labor / Employment
Pork Plant Workers Sue Smithfield For Right To Cover Sneezes During Food Prep
Paging Upton Sinclair. -
Labor / Employment, Sponsored Content
Tracking COVID-19’s Impact On Employment Law: Difficult At Best, Contradictory At Worst
'Practitioners have told us they don’t have time to sleep, there’s no such thing as a weekend, and that if they write something in the morning, it’s out of date by the afternoon.' - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Labor / Employment
Hobby Lobby Defies Closure Orders, Rebrands Itself An Essential Vendor Of Medical Supplies
Do they not realize these internal memos are all going to leak?
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Labor / Employment
Hobby Lobby Orders Stores To Stay Open, Citing HR Memo From Jesus Christ
Tapdancing on a popsicle stick, no doubt. -
Law Schools
Law School Settles Lawsuit Over Unequal Pay... Again.
The details of this story seem awfully familiar. -
Labor / Employment
3 Reasons Why It Is Difficult To Determine Whether A Worker Is An Employee Or An Independent Contractor
Determining the line that separates an employee from an independent contractor is difficult due to different rules being enforced differently. -
Labor / Employment
In The Gig Economy, Who Is An Employee And Who Is An Independent Contractor?
From the employer’s perspective, there are many advantages to treating workers like independent contractors as opposed to employees -- but is it legal? -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Monty Python And The Holy Grail Illustrates Wage-And-Hour Law (Part I)
What does Holy Grail have to do with classification of employees as exempt or non-exempt? - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.15.19
* The economy is about to tank and cost 10,000+ lawyers their jobs. Maybe someone should step up and do something about it? [Slate]
* Simpson and Skadden are advising WeWork on its IPO. Common sense is advising everyone else against it. [American Lawyer]
* Latest Circuit Court nominee is 11 years out of law school, frighteningly making him a model of experience. [National Law Journal]
* Recovering from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate is going to be a hell of a mess. [New York Law Journal]
* The short-sell attack on Burford Capital could spark more regulation… even if the whole thing was bogus. [Law.com]
* The idiot in charge of Barstool Sports stumbles into NLRB violation then demands AOC “debate” him. It’s not a debate dude. It’s a law that you broke. There’s not a gray area for contestation. [Variety]
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Why I'm The Inigo Montoya Of Employment Law
The next time someone mentions 'right to work' laws or 'harassment' at work, direct them to this article. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Labor And Employment Deep Dive: Marijuana And The Workplace
The patchwork of marijuana laws across the U.S. has made this a confusing topic for just about everyone. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Supreme Court To Likely Resolve LGBTQ Title VII Issues
The high court will finally settle the circuit-splitting issue. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Leadership Lessons From Westeros (Part III)
Who would you rather work for: Robert Baratheon or Tyrion Lannister:?
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Biglaw
Awful Advice On How To Show Companies That Your Law Firm Is 'Diverse'
Pushing all minority associates into the same practice area isn't a good look. -
Biglaw
Am Law 200 Firm Pinched For Labor Law Violations
If you're going to breach labor laws, at least don't put it in writing. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Leadership Lessons From Westeros (Part II)
Tommen Baratheon is a people pleaser. Does your boss use his leadership style? -
Biglaw
Should Christmas Eve Be A Firm Holiday?
Is this a perk or something we should be doing as a default? -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Leadership Lessons From Westeros (Part I)
Cersei Lannister is also an objectively terrible person. Does your boss use her leadership style? -
Courts
Supreme Court Poised To Gut Legal Profession In At Least 30 States Because 'Freedom'
If there's one phrase that defines living under the current Court it's "this is why we can't have nice things." -
Labor / Employment, Sponsored Content
Labor & Employment Attorneys: Benchmark Your Practice
Findings from Bloomberg Law's extensive survey of L&E practitioners.