5 Sources Of Meaning At Work; Does Your Job Provide Any Of Them?
As an employee, figure out what motivates you; as an employer, figure out what motivates your employees.
Fired For ‘Acting Like A Man’: Sexual Harassment Cases You Don’t See Everyday (Hopefully)
Plus cases of women harassing men, and men harassing each other.
How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow
Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.
Biglaw Partners May Yet Be People Employees
Another twist in the case.
The Discrimination Tolerated By Lawyers
Are you willing to stop discriminating against our colleagues on the basis of age?
Do Employees Have A Duty Of Loyalty To Their Boss?
And what can employers do to increase employee loyalty?
Company ‘Anti-Poaching’ Or ‘Non-Solicit’ Agreements Are Illegal And Awful
What can an employer (legally) do to avoid employees leaving in droves for greener pastures?
Has Legal Industry Upheaval Changed Your Career Goals?
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3 Things ‘The Office’ Taught Me About Employment Law (Part 2)
If not taken seriously, workplace violence can have tragic consequences for everyone involved.
What Is Sexual Harassment In Today’s Workplace?
Has the twenty-first century seen the beginning of the end of sexual harassment in the workplace? Hardly.
Keeping Your Ageism In Check
This is a significant issue in the in-house world, where it's harder to know exactly how old your colleagues are.
Morning Docket: 06.07.17
* Is there a constitutional right to follow President Donald Trump on Twitter? Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute apparently thinks so, and lawyers from the free-speech center have demanded that Trump’s unblock critics from his @realDonaldTrump account. Good luck! [WSJ Law Blog] * Following an investigation conducted by Perkins Coie, Uber fired more than 20 employees thanks to complaints of sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination. Perkins Coie's probe is separate from that of former Attorney General Eric Holder, who is now employed at Covington & Burling. [ABC News] * Per sources inside the Trump administration, the president is expected to nominate Cheryl Stanton, a former Ogletree Deakins partner, to head the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. Stanton shares a former boss with Labor Secretary Alex Acosta: Justice Samuel Alito. [Big Law Business] * Michelle Lee, the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has resigned. During her time at the USPTO, Lee was known for her efforts to crack down on patent trolls, which ultimately led to a decrease in their vexatious litigation. The Trump administration has not yet put forth a nominee. [Reuters] * The American Bar Association has granted provisional accreditation to the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law. Last summer, the ABA refused to grant even provisional accreditation to the school because there was concern about future graduates' ability to pass the bar exam. Congrats... [ABA Journal]
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Sometimes The Law Can’t Save You
The law often struggles with the messy facts of employment law -- and too often it gets things wrong.
Sexual Harassment Makes For Some Mighty Strange Cases
Some of the weirdest and most problematic cases of sexual harassment you'll ever see.
Never Fire A Potential Key Witness Before Trial
In-house columnist Stephen R. Williams shares a cautionary tale.
Comply Or Pay: The Judge Dredd-ish Requirements Of Employment Law
Watch out for these areas of the employer-employee relationship, where there's practically no room for error.
3 Things ‘The Office’ Taught Me About Employment Law (Part 1)
Timing and good documentation are critical aspects of every employment case.