Unemployment Benefits

Whining Lawyer Highlights The Disrespect For Maternity Leave

That crybaby lawyer suing for benefits because a mean partner yelled at her overlooks an important point: her boss was totally right to yell at her.

Quitting After A Partner Screams At You Won’t Get You More Money

You can't quit your job just because a partner embarrassed you and expect to be paid for it.

Morning Docket: 12.19.14

* A third-year student from the Louisiana State University Law Center was indicted for allegedly raping one woman and allegedly sexually assaulting and attempting to rape another. He's currently free on bail under GPS monitoring supervision. [The Advocate] * Here's some news you can potentially use (with extreme caution): you may be able to give a law firm partner the finger and still be eligible to receive unemployment benefits after you've been fired for flipping the bird. [Madison St. Clair Record] * Ever go to law school? Ever go to law school... on weed? Lots of law schools are adding courses related to marijuana law to their curricula because "[f]or most students, this is an inherently interesting topic." Yessir, it is. [National Law Journal] * Hmm, this advice article says you should evaluate your GPA and LSAT score to determine which law schools to apply to, but we know the only real qualification is a pulse. This is confusing. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report] * The Federal Communications Commission renewed a radio license for a station owned by Washington Redskins' owner Dan Snyder, despite the fact that the agency's chairman previously called the team name “offensive and derogatory.” [WSJ Law Blog]

Back In The Race: The Unemployable Unemployed

How hard is it to find a job if you don't already have one?

Morning Docket: 02.15.12

* A tentative deal to extend the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits has been reached. Is anyone else having a serious case of déjà vu right now? Didn’t we do this already? [Washington Post] * Investigators in Whitney Houston’s drug probe want her prescription records. We should take Tony Bennett’s advice: if all drugs […]

Case Closed: David Otunga Steps Out of the Ring to Return to the Courtroom

Harvard Law School graduate and former Sidley associate, David Otunga, has been flexing his muscles in the ring since 2008, but our tipsters were unimpressed, noting, “From Harvard Law School to I Love New York to the WWE. Unfortunately the next stop is probably porn.” Well, sorry to disappoint you, but Otunga hasn't signed up for his porn industry debut just yet. Instead, he took a momentary break from wrestling to make his return to the courtroom....

Morning Docket: 12.23.11

* Merry Christmas! House Republicans will get one less lump of coal in their stockings this year after accepting a two-month extension of unemployment benefits and payroll tax cuts. [New York Times] * Another birther lawsuit has been thrown out, but Orly Taitz won’t be stopped. She’s like the Energizer Bunny of questionable litigation. She’ll […]